How Happy Is Our Planet?

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Posted by Dangelo 947 days ago (http://www.tonic.com)

They say that money isn't everything, and the New Economics Foundation (NEF) is out to prove it. In their Happy Planet Index Report 2.0, released on July 4, Latin American and Caribbean nations grabbed nine of the top ten slots for happiest nations in the world. Costa Rica topped the list, followed by the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guatemala, and Vietnam. The United States came in 114th. African nations with extreme poverty and war scored lowest, while developed nations fell towards the middle of the index, due mostly to greater ecological footprints and decreasing life satisfaction....

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