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Image: The sculpture “First Generation” by Chong Fah Cheong depicts the Singapore River as in olden days, via williamcho, Flickr As July practices heat waves in preparation for some real hot August, one cannot help but yearn for the olden days, when people would jump into the nearest river to cool down. But that was before industrial wastes made the water too dirty for swimming. Before we protested, passed laws, an… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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