Rio +20 Earth Summit: Greens Fail to Get The Future They Want

Reason.com ^ | June 21, 2012 | Ronald Bailey

[Twotone]

Rio de Janeiro—“Politicians are spinning this outrageous deal as a victory but in fact it is nothing less than a disaster for the planet,” said Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International in a press release. Bassey added, “This is a hollow deal and a gift to corporate polluters that hold U.N. decision-making hostage to further their economic interests.”

Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International Executive Director, piled on too, declaring, “Rio+20 has turned into an epic failure. It has failed on equity, failed on ecology and failed on economy.”

[Twotone]

"Economics Nobelist Friedrich Hayek has argued, “The phrase ‘social justice’ has no meaning because no two people can agree on what it means.” It becomes quite apparent that the phrase “sustainable development” also has no real meaning after scanning through the 60 pages of The Future We Want."

[beethovenfan]

What’s a Kumi Naidoo?

[Norm Lenhart]

“Rio+20 has turned into an epic failure.”

I believe it was the great 21st century philosopher “The Cheezeburger Cat” who once said...”I haZ a Happy!”

Pretty well sums it up for me. Well, that and Eric Cartman tasting the poor widdle Rio-ites tears of sadness.

[Billthedrill]

“Politicians are spinning this outrageous deal as a victory but in fact it is nothing less than a disaster for the planet,” said Nnimmo Bassey...

Nnimmo, the planet doesn't ccarre, and you don't sspeakk for it.

[spawn44]

It had about as much chance at succeeding as you would have walking into a bank and asking for a BILLION DOLLARS that you don't have to repay. THE CLIMATE SCAM has been exposed and is collasping along with the obama democrat party as fast has the DOJ can shred 500 boxes of FAST and FURIOUS DOCS

[Sir Napsalot]

Slightly OT (I hope) -

Does anybody remember the content of Obama’s G-20 summit speech? What is the highlight of his speech?

No more than three bullet points, please. Thank you.