Speak up! Young people need to be heard at the Earth Summit
Photo by cotidad. Next month, the United Nations will hold a mega-conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — the Earth Summit, aka Rio+20. In addition to being an international Who’s Who of over 130 heads...
View ArticleThe Earth Summit debacle: Why our leaders don’t have game
Photo by John LeGear. As those of us who attended the Rio+20 Earth Summit get back into the daily grind, and those who weren’t in Rio have already forgotten it ever happened, we begin to realize the...
View ArticleAs global climate talks founder, young people demand real change
For more than 18 years, negotiators representing countries big and small have come together at this time of year under the auspices of the United Nations to talk about how we are going to avoid the...
View ArticleFusion won’t save us from climate change
We all just love a story where the suspense builds and builds, the whole tale teeters on the brink of disaster — but then, just in time, the hero or heroine saves the day. And it’s no different with...
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