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From: Peter Griffiths, Reuters
Published July 9, 2009 10:19 AM

Nature can't take unrestrained growth: Prince Charles

LONDON (Reuters) - The quest for unlimited economic growth is unsustainable and could bankrupt the environment through climate change and depleted natural resources, Britain's Prince Charles said on Wednesday.

Charles, next-in-line to succeed Queen Elizabeth, said a new economic model must be found because the Earth can no longer support the demands of a growing "consumerist society" where growth is an end in itself.

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People must realize they are not "the masters of creation," rather just one part of a fragile natural world, he added.

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