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Ten steps to a smart future

by Executive Editors

1 Natural resource management Our reservoirs have nearly been pumped dry by lack of foresight while pollutants threaten to contaminate our drinking water. In order to properly manage our water resources we must measure our snow and rainfall, regulate water usage, and invest in sanitation infrastructure. Our potential hydrocarbon resources must be developed for the benefit of the Lebanese people. Commit to removing political interests from exploration license negotiations and future subcontracting deals and ensure appropriate environmental measures are in place to protect from spills and other damage. Our coastal waters are polluted by runoff, we’re choking on exhaust, and garbage is literally being thrown into our valleys and forests. We need to protect our environment, its beauty and natural wonders. For more in-depth analysis, see EXECUTIVE articles: While Rome burns (#181)  /  Heads in the sand (#182)  /  Politics and public health (#186)  /  Non evasive action (#183)  / 

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