Global Pollution

Posted Nov 15, 2009 by Humberto Lázaro Miranda Ramírez

Ecology , Environment Britain , France , Germany , Italy , Spain , United States Commentary

North versus South

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SOURCE: Financial Times, 18 October 2009

Laz (Humberto Lázaro Miranda Ramírez) is a Cuban cartoonist. This cartoon was first published by Juventud Rebelde.

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