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Nature 420, 267 (21 November 2002) | doi:10.1038/420267a

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Footprint: ignoring the facts that don't fit the theory

Keith M. Vogelsang1

  1. Department of Biology, Jordan Hall 142, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-3700, USA

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The eco-sceptic idea that wealth leads to sustainability overlooks all reasonable evidence.

Your News report "Ecological footprint forecasts face sceptical challenge" (Nature 419, 656; 200210.1038/419656a), stating that Bjorn Lomborg's environmental-policy group disputes the usefulness of the 'ecological footprint' concept, comes as no surprise to those familiar with Lomborg's recent work.