For once, we believed that we would have what Hastings needed - and still needs - so badly, an infrastructure that would enhance people's lives and livelihoods, reduce environmental pollution and improve the health of those thousands of people who live on the A259 trunk road.

BBC: Head to Head: The road-building debate

At regional and local levels, it is important to reduce other environmental stressors such as local sources of pollution into the ocean.

UNESCO: Providing scientific leadership towards Rio+20

President Obama saw an important opportunity for the Federal Government to lead by example when he issued Executive Order 13514 directing agencies to meet ambitious sustainability goals in our operations that will improve the government's environmental, energy and economic performance, reduce pollution, and save taxpayer dollars in avoided energy costs.

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