The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
Scientists warn US east coast over accelerated sea level rise Study says sea level is rising far faster than elsewhere, which could increase incidence of New York flooding Share188 Email Damian Carrington guardian.co.uk, Sunday 24 June 2012 18.00 BST A stormy Atlantic ocean hits the coast of Buxton, North Carolina. Photographer: Ted Richardson/Bloomberg via Getty Continue Reading →
MEANWHILE HUNDREDS OF HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY WILDFIRES IN THE US. Northern England flooded Updated: 08:09, Sunday June 24, 2012 About 140 flood warnings and alerts have been issued in northern England, parts of which have been hit by as much rain in one day as is normal in a month. In some areas, Continue Reading →
23 June 2012 Last updated at 00:55 GMT Share this page Email Print 287 Share Facebook Twitter Rio summit ends with warning on corporate power By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News, Rio de Janeiro Those activists who had demanded action on fossil fuel subsidies will be disappointed Continue reading the main story Related Stories Continue Reading →
Rio+20 draft text is 283 paragraphs of fluff (MONBIOT) World leaders have spent 20 years bracing themselves to express ‘deep concern’ about the world’s environmental crises, but not to do anything about them Share189 Email If ‘sustainability’ means anything, it is surely the opposite of ‘sustained growth’. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters In 1992, world leaders signed Continue Reading →
Rio+20 politicians deliver ‘new definition of hypocrisy’ claim NGOs Greenpeace, WWF and Oxfam criticise world leaders for shirking responsibilities and say civil society must act in their place Share135 Email Liz Ford in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co.uk, Thursday 21 June 2012 17.54 BST Heads of state at Rio+20 have been criticised for showing a lack Continue Reading →
Rio+20 protesters perform ‘ritual rip-up’ of negotiated text Anger rises at Rio Earth summit, as raucous demo focuses on Future We Want text that ‘moves us forward by inches’ Share212 Email Jonathan Watts, in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co.uk, Thursday 21 June 2012 19.41 BST Comments (26) Activists protest at the Rio+20 conference centre against the Continue Reading →