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Dark Money author Jane Mayer on The Dangers of President Pence, New Yorker, Oct. 23 issue on-line

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The Economics of Happiness -- shorter version

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May 28, 2012

Eco-Warriors Arise, By Vandana Shiva

"A paradigm shift is desperately needed. And it will not come from those who have created the crisis and who are looking for new ways to extend the life of the greed economy by commodifying and privatising all life on earth. They will come to Rio+20 to paint the “greed economy” green, and call it the “green economy”. And they will have powerful governments on their side."

Dr. Shiva comments on the goals of the 1992 Rio Summit and how they have been highjacked. Her conclusion continues:

... "Movements for ecological sustainability, social justice and deep democracy will come to Rio+20 with another paradigm — one centred on the rights of mother earth, the rights of future generations, of women, indigenous communities and farmers. It is this epic contest between a destructive and dying outmoded paradigm and a life-enhancing emergent paradigm that will be the most significant aspect of Rio+20. The outcome of this contest will determine the future of humanity.
None of us are immune from the crisis or the response to it. None of us are bystanders. We are all immersed in the processes that are either threatening the planet and our own future, or finding creative ways to shape a sustainable and a just future. Every day is an earth summit in our lives. And each of us is negotiating our collective fate on earth."

Read full text here, posted 23 May 2012

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