The representatives of the world’ came together as global warming and greenhouse emissions continue to build and wreak havoc with the planet. What do they choose to do? Nothing. We get told by the Op-Ed in the NY Times that we should do something, I would argue that those of us on the grassroots level *have* been doing something, and it’s our governments, whether the Chinese authoritarians, or the current Obama administration that continue to squander opportunities before it is too late to do anything constructive. Crisis management is always the choice, it seems.
The Rio+20 summit ends with an agreement from world leaders that charities say represents a "missed chance" to tackle environmental problems.
Rio ends with corporates warning http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/science-environment-18561223
But: Government progress on the environment is slow, but the world’s people can assert their power to fix problems. Op-Ed: We Have Met the Solution and It Is Us http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/opinion/after-rio20-we-have-to-solve-the-earths-problems.html
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