Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 28, 2009
President Obama finds time for Copenhagen…
This coming Friday, after a two year global campaign with four world cities on the run, one of the closest bids races in Olympic history will take place in a vote of the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen. The cities contending to become host to the games are Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 24, 2009
Words without substance
The United Nations conference about combating climate changes has just finished. Now 70 days before the Copenhagen global summit about the same topic there is little to cheer. The world leaders arrived and talked, promises and admonitions were made but nothing concrete. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 22, 2009
At the UN, talking about the future of the globe
Just a short while ago, with some 100 heads of state gathered at the United Nations, a conference on combating climate change was opened by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general. In his remarks he called for unity to address the problem and appealed to world leaders to set aside their national interests and think about the future of the earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 21, 2009
World leaders meet in New York and Pittsburgh
This week the United States are going to host two important summits, one in New York and the other in Pittsburgh. which will take place between December 7 and December 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read the rest of this entry »
