Tag Archives: Rio+20

A day at the Rio Earth Summit

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Note from Priscilla: This is my third post from Rio. Early light seeps through the gap in the blackout curtains in this little rental apartment two blocks from Ipanema Beach. The predawn lightning and thunder have moved on, and today, … Continue reading →

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Making waves at Rio

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Note from Priscilla: This is the second of my posts from the Rio+20 Earth Summit. It was an art installation made by 1500 bodies—a huge painting on a canvas of silky sand at the Flamengo Beach in Rio next to … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, politics | Tagged aerial art, indigenous traditions, People's Summit, Rio Earth Summit, Rio+20 | 1 Comment

The people say, “It’s time to end handouts to big oil!”

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Note from Priscilla: This is my first post from the Rio Earth Summit, where I’m a guest of tcktcktck.org after winning their blogging contest earlier this spring. “The people are having their say,” Jamie Henn, communications director for 350.org, announced … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, politics | Tagged 350.org, Avaaz.org, climate change, fossil fuel subsidies, global warming, Rio Earth Summit, Rio+20, Twitter | Comments Off

Preparing for the Rio Earth Summit

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

It’s official! In five days I leave for the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Yes, I won the blogging contest sponsored by tcktcktck.org, with this winning blog post. Thanks to all of you who commented on the post; the … Continue reading →

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Am I going to Rio+20?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

That partly depends on you! I’m one of eight finalists for a fantastic blogging prize sponsored by tcktcktck, an organization that runs global campaigns for climate action. Tcktcktck will send one blogger to Rio in June to blog from the … Continue reading →

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