Earth Summit: Questioning the “Green Economy”

The Miami Herald reports: "More than 50,000 people and representatives of more than 120 countries gather in Rio de Janeiro for the opening of the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development. Topics include the destruction of the rain forest, vanishing coral reefs, land grabs, the need for food security, clean water, the role of women in food production, safe drinking water, energy access, clogged transit systems, jobs and sustainable development as a way of fighting poverty. The conference marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio." Many environmental and indigenous groups and social movements attending the conference and the adjacent "People's Summit" are questioning and criticizing the "green economy" approach as offering "false solutions." -- also see: Rio 20, Gears of Change