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Big City Life May Alter Green AttitudesEast Lansing MI (SPX) Jan 20, 2011 People with good jobs found in large cities are more likely to engage in pro-environmental activities. So says a new study of China's environmental behavior published in the British journal Environmental Conservation. For the first time, scientists weighed employment and leadership when considering how people act regarding their natural surroundings. They found the status and political power of companies in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin strongly influence the conservation prac ... read more |
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