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The Most Dangerous Countries for Tourists, in Maps

The recent assaults in Brazil and India have raised questions about those countries’ safety records. Here are the places where travelers should actually be wary.

Olga Khazan The Atlantic 4/2/2013

It’s been an alarming past few weeks for fans of international travel.

In March, a Swiss woman was gang-raped while she was camped out in […]

‘Words Matter’: An Un-narrated Obama Documentary/Review

SnorkelDogg YouTube 9/2/2012

H/T Babalú Blog

Related: D’Souza: Media Believes It’s ‘Morally Important’ Obama Reelected

‘Failure here is good for the world’s poor people.’

Climate Depot Featured at UN Earth Summit: “Failure here is good for the world’s poor people. We need to redefine sustainable development as oil, gas, coal.”

Morano: ‘Failure is the only option for this conference if you care about the environment & poor people. Carbon based energy has been one of the greatest liberators of […]

Maurice Strong, High Level Closing Plenary – Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum

UN.org 18 Jun 2012

The Compact 4 Rio will convene chief executives with leaders from Government, civil society and the United Nations, as well as Forum participants to discuss and identify strategies for a new era of global sustainability. This session will distil the outcomes of the four-day Corporate Sustainability Forum, and identify the most […]

At Rio + 20 UN Official: Western Nations ‘Don’t Need More Cars, More TV, Whatever’

Paul Wilson CNSNews.com 6/19/2012

Environmental concerns have caused one high-ranking UN official to declare that “the West” does not need more cars, televisions, and other consumer luxuries.

United Nations Development Programme head Helen Clark told AFP in an interview: “So the issue is how to get human development that will see it continue to rise […]

Rio+20: ICLEI Members Admit ‘Bait and Switch’ to Boost Climate Agenda

Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) Press Release 6/18/2012

[Belo Horizonte, Brazil]– To advance public action on global warming, participants attending the ICLEI World Congress admitted today that they are deliberately employing new terminology to misdirect opponents and gain acceptance of their efforts to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases. By utilizing terms like “sustainability” […]

The Most Dangerous Countries for Tourists, in Maps

‘Words Matter’: An Un-narrated Obama Documentary/Review

‘Failure here is good for the world’s poor people.’

At Rio + 20 UN Official: Western Nations ‘Don’t Need More Cars, More TV, Whatever’

Rio+20: ICLEI Members Admit ‘Bait and Switch’ to Boost Climate Agenda

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