The Liberal leader surprised some Canadians by defending Alberta’s tar sands when their environmental record was attacked by National Geographic magazine.

这位自由党领导, 在国家地理杂志对埃博达省的油砂环境纪录加以谴责的时候, 他为其抗辩. 这出乎某些国民的意料之外.

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Among Chinese cities, Shenyang emerged as a leader in environmental improvement.

在这些中国城市中，沈阳作为改善环境的佼佼者脱颖而出。

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Likewise, Asian Bamboo wants to use Germany's reputation as a leader in environmental protection to expand its business.

同样，亚洲竹业也希望利用德国在环保方面的声誉扩大公司业务。

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Byford said because the BNP had garnered a million votes in the European Parliament elections, about the same support as the environmental Green Party, its leader was invited on the broadcaster's premiere political program, Question Time.

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Oman, with its diverse, and in many places unspoiled landscape, has been something of a regional leader in environmental awareness.

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In more modern times, Walmart, long thought of as the bastion of the return-profits-to-shareholder-capitalism mentality, is now a clear leader in environmental sustainability.

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"The region's growth pains are being magnified many times over by these Olympics, " said Vladimir Kimayev, a leader of Environmental Watch of the North Caucasus, a local group.

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