Brazil’s World Cup gets a red card on the environment

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By Holly RichmondApr 24, 2014, 12:56 pm54 pts
The World Cup is coming up in June! Hooray for those of us who enjoy glistening European thighs, but it’s basically a Ma Nature tit punch. According to The Nation, travel within Brazil alone will leave a carbon footprint equivalent to more than half a million passenger cars driving around for a YEAR.…

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