Ann Powers: Impressions from the Earth Summit

Two days into the initial week of work it’s hard to encapsulate any commentary. On the logistical end, the Brazilians are making strenuous efforts to see that things go smoothly. At the moment there seem to be more helpers and guides than conference participants,...

The News from Rio

GreenLaw will be posting reports, observations and reflections from our Pace Law contingent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Rio+20 conference – the 20th anniversary meeting of the 1992 Earth Summit, now called the Conference on Sustainable Development. In...

Tar Sands Oil Threatens Planet’s Future

Posted on behalf of Dean Emeritus Richard Ottinger: To the Editors, The New York Times: Joe Nocero’s two recent Op Ed columns on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline demonstrate a disturbing disregard of the overwhelming dangers of climate change that threaten sea level...

News from Durban climate change meeting

Richard Ottinger, Dean Emeritus and founder of the Pace Energy and Climate Center, is in Durban, South Africa for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework  Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference...