McKibben says "Lame it on Rio" as #riofail trends on twitter
Bill McKibben, who was back on line tweeting an hour after participating in a walkout from the official Rio+20 negotiations, reports in a Grist article on the 'listlessness" of a "lame"...
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As negotiations are still underway for the final draft of the Rio+20 summit on global sustainability which runs June 20-22 in Rio, the scientists overseeing the discussions are voicing a warning:...
View ArticleHillary Clinton to attend Rio+20
President Obama will not be attending the United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainability. He will be sending a strong surrogate in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who will lead the American...
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LIVE WALKOUT @RIO Begins #riofail Participate NOW!
Civil Society groups have walked out of the official Rio+20 talks in protest of the failure of the key negotiators to listen to the calls for a conference which adequately addresses the key issues of...
View Article"I stand here with fire in my heart!" Rio
A Date with History: 17 yr old Brittany Trilford addresses world leaders at the UN Earth Summit And the talks begin. (Follow the Guardian's Live blog)UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was upbeat this...
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"The Future We Don't Want": NGOs Face off Against Negotiators @ Rio+20
Greenpeace is @CallingAllOwls - pls RT and @ it to leaders #RioPlus20 + Zero #deforestation.As the three days of official Rio+20 talks commenced today, representatives of the major groups addressed the...
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LIVE WALKOUT @RIO Begins #riofail Participate NOW!
Civil Society groups have walked out of the official Rio+20 talks in protest of the failure of the key negotiators to listen to the calls for a conference which adequately addresses the key issues of...
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