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“We’re facing a planetary emergency” The Road to Rio (+20 years)
“Humanity is facing major challenges…urgent actions are needed” Can we act as a true community? By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jan 11, 2012 (IPS) Humanity is driving Earth’s climate and ecosystems...
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The Environmental Crisis Is in Reality a Crisis in Democracy
“Our economy creates scarcity by being extraordinarily wasteful and destructive.” Stephen Leahy interviews writer and environmentalist FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ UXBRIDGE, Canada (IPS) To meet the challenges...
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Eliminate GDP and Economic Growth to Create the Real Green Economy Indigenous...
Wind-solar electricity generation built by indigenous Telengits community in Russia’s Altai Mountains. Photo: Foundation for Sustainable Development of Altai by Stephen Leahy First published at...
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Worlds’ Scientists Say Facing “Planetary Emergency”
By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, (IPS) [Based on my article Climate Summit: A Moment That Must Be Seized ] Governments, the media and the public aren’t paying attention to the “planetary emergency”...
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Voice of Youth Ignored by Governments
Taking away the voice of the next generation By Stephen Leahy RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 17 (TerraViva) Youth and future generations do not deserve a voice in their own future, the Brazilian government...
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Poor Countries Need to Green, Low Carbon Economies to End Poverty
Low Carbon, Green Only Way Out of Poverty Trap RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 15 (TerraViva) Poor countries that green their economies will lift millions of their citizens out of poverty and generate higher...
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Concrete Sustainable Development Goals the Only Recipe for Success
How to Secure a Viable Future for All By Stephen Leahy RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 16 (TerraViva) Goals drive action, and that’s why establishing a set of Sustainable Development Goals is so important to put...
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“We Should be Shaking in Our Boots”– UN Environment Official
Earth’s Ability to Support Us At Risk – An Indictment of Governments We Elected By Stephen Leahy RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 2012 (IPS) The science is crystal clear: humans are threatening Earth’s ability...
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Governments Fail to Take Steps to Steer Away From Looming Crisis
“Rio+20 should have been about life, about the future of our children” By Stephen Leahy RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 2012 (IPS) “Very disappointing.” That was the term business and non-governmental...
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