Latest Stories in Environmental Policy - Page 16
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Mayors Gloat About Cities' Sustainable Development Progress, Criticize Global Process at Rio+20
New York City mayor and C40 Chair Michael Bloomberg’s words were firm and self congratulatory, but that didn’t make them any less true: Cities seem indeed to be ahead of the global process.
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Mixed Messages, Colorful Marches: Walking the Rio+20 People's Summit
A self-organized gathering of NGOs, native communities and members of the civil society, the People's Summit is one big mess or one fine celebration, depending on how you want to look at it.
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Law Against Ecocide the Key to Triggering the Green Economy
It is now a time for wisdom, and it’s a time for ideas. And it will take big ideas and bold actions to prevent the collapse of our environment. A law of Ecocide acts as a preventative ‘think before you act’ mechanism which stops business causing ecocide.
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Inventing the Great Green Stunt: Interview with Rex Weyler, Co-Founder of Greenpeace International
The co-founder of one of the world's seminal environmental organizations talks about playing to the media to spread the green word, the failure of eco-consumerism, and the challenges today's environmental movement faces.
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Postcards from a Nascent UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20
While the conference gains rhythm, some snapshots of what the city and the convention center look like.
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First Impressions at Rio+20: A Question of Scale?
Why is a sustainable development conference taking place in what feels like a suburban mall? Can that explain somehow our inability to reach environmental consensus?
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Fake "Let's Go!" Shell Ads Parody Arctic Drilling Push
This series of ad parodies continues the stunt pulled by the Yes Men and Greenpeace last week.
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The UN's Rio+20 Conference Matters
Here's why the United Nations' Rio+20 Conference matters to everyone.
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Read the Disturbing Death Threats Sent to a Top Climate Scientist
World-renowned climate scientist Phil Jones has received some truly disturbing emails since so-called ClimateGate broke.
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North Carolina to Enshrine Climate Denial Into Law
The state's Senate just passed a measure forcing planners to ignore climate science when planning for sea level rise.
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Americans Want Government Action on Climate, As Long As It Doesn't Directly Affect Them
Brookings has two new surveys out on American attitudes about climate change, as well as what to do about it. The good news is that more people correctly think things are getting warmer.
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President Obama Won't Be Attending Rio+20 Sustainability Summit
Instead Secretary of State Clinton and EPA head Lisa Jackson will be going. This makes the third UN environmental conference the President has failed to attend.
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EU REACH Law Used by US Lobbyists to Bash LEED
LEED bashers cast the first stone. But we suspect it will be a growing topic of conversation so we check in with an update on REACH.
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What to Expect from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20
In advance to TreeHugger's on the ground coverage of the Earth Summit, some thoughts on what we’re thinking the event will and will not be.
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Farm Bill Jackpot - How Much Do Corporations Benefit from SNAP?
As Congress proposes cuts to hungry families, a new report raises questions about how much food makers, retailers, and big banks profit from food stamps.
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"Sustainable" Has Become A Four Letter Word
North Carolina State Representative tries to have it removed from legislation because it means "Government control" and is part of Agenda 21
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Just 4 of 90 Most-Important Environmental Goals Show Significant Progress: UNEP
UNEP's latest Global Environment Outlook goes on to say that we're making little to no progress on 24 goals, with 8 getting worse, including some of the most serious such as climate change and coral reef destruction.
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What Rio+20 Is All About in Just Over a Minute (Video)
In case you're not up to speed on what's going on at the Rio+20 environmental conference, UNDP has produced this quick video that will explain both what sustainable development is and why we so desperately need it.
