Rio 20
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Will old-school green groups sleep through the Earth Summit?
Twenty years ago, major U.S. environmental groups helped rally support for the Earth Summit in Rio. Today, they can hardly be bothered with it.
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Where the Rio action is: Behind the Earth Summit bureaucracy
While international bureaucrats dicker endlessly with their “zero document,” bands of stalwart scientists and diplomats are fighting to address massive issues that impact us all -- starting with our oceans.
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Why aren’t women’s issues on the agenda at Rio+20?
Including family planning and reproductive health in the Earth Summit agenda should be a no-brainer.
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Speak up! Young people need to be heard at the Earth Summit
This is an opportunity, one youth leader says, for those energized by the street and internet democracy that has proliferated in recent years to bring their voices to the table with world leaders.
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Earth Summit 101: A Jedi’s primer to the meeting in Rio
Leaders from around the galaxy will meet in June to decide the fate of the blue planet. You hadn’t heard? Let us bring you up to speed, young Padawan.
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A call for a new economics: It’s time to redefine success
The old measures of prosperity are all washed up. We need new tools that create true, lasting wealth for everyone, not a dishonest economy that only serves to advance the ambitions of the lucky few.
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Scientists to world leaders: You broke it, you own it
In preparation for the Earth Summit in Rio, scientists from around the globe did a little review of the literature. Not surprisingly, they say humans are officially Earth’s top dog. Surprisingly, they seem to think there’s some hope of saving this rock.
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Obama may blow off the Earth Summit
World leaders will gather in June to discuss the future of the planet. Will the president be a no-show?
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Saving Ourselves from the Status Quo: Youth Stand Up for the Earth and their Future
This post was written by Michael Davidson. One block from my office in Washington, DC, young people frustrated by the lack of accountability and democracy in corporate America have gathered to demand and demonstrate change. I hear many voices of my generation as I walk through McPherson Square, but our concerns are unmistakable: unemployment, corruption, […]