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...SUMMIT: Bush Plays...
...costly an answer to some of these problems. And I'm not going to forget the American family. And if they don't understand that in Rio, too bad." To Bush's critics, that is the kind of us- against-the-world attitude that the Earth Summit was supposed to transcend...
During the environment summit in Rio last week, a Brazilian group called Defenders of the Earth was updating its Lie-O-Meter on a billboard nearby. Purpose: to track "deceit, from 0 to 100" among participants. At week's end the U.S. delegation was scoring...
...dream of environmentalists finally transformed into grand reality. After two years of painstaking preparations, the Earth Summit got under way in Rio de Janeiro with a global guest list of more than 100 world leaders and 30,000 other people concerned about the planet, from climatologists to tribal chieftains. The get-together's size is matched only by its ambition: to put civilization on a path that will sustain economic development without destroying the environment that supports all life. Canadian Maurice Strong, who organized the United Nations-sponsored meeting, set the tone of urgency: "We are either going to save...
Anger at the U.S. did not overwhelm the feeling of elation that the summit was taking place. "This event is focusing world attention back on the environment as the most important issue of our time," said Russell Mittermeier, president of the Washington-based Conservation International. Activists see the summit not as the climax of their crusade but only the beginning. (See related story on page...