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Arnold ‘Terminates’ commitment to Rio Earth Summit
Arnold Schwarzenegger skips out on a mostly lame Rio+20, robbing the world of at least five chances for "I'll be back" to weave its way into speeches about sustainable development.
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A tale of two summits: Rio People’s Summit is both vibrant and troubled
On one side of Rio de Janeiro, world leaders debated the future of the planet. On the other, a grassroots gathering gave a glimpse of the realities of life in the developing world.
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From top-down to bottom-up: New directions for climate at Rio+20
Climate change is global; climate change impacts and adaptation are local. We can look to locally appropriate solutions to inform a global response.
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Lame it on Rio: Youth stage Earth Summit walkout
The listless conference in Rio came spontaneously alive for a few hours Thursday, when a youth-led demonstration turned into a mass walkout.
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In Rio, disappointment, discontent — and a few silver linings
The final Earth Summit agreement, to be signed by world leaders on Friday, isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on, according to many critics. But that doesn’t mean it was a waste of time.
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The farm bill passes the Senate — and it’s not all bad news
A quick recap of what's in the version of the bill that the Senate passed -- including the amendments we suggested keeping an eye on.
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Since 2001, one activist a week has died defending the environment
With increased competition for scarce resources, it's hard to believe that the problem won't get worse.
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Which is scarier: A drone overhead or an unregulated dump next door?
If you chose (b), You might want to move more than 100 miles from the U.S. border.
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Did 350.org’s Twitterstorm to end fossil fuel subsidies work? Kinda
A storm of tweets cut through the Earth Summit cacophony for a brief moment Monday, but it also reignited old fights between rich countries and poor, and offered a reminder of just how far we still have to go.
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For shame, America: Canadians dominate dubious awards in Rio
The United States, once a regular winner of the polluter-friendly Fossil of the Day Award, has fallen behind the pack, despite some pretty (un)impressive work at the Earth Summit.
