Slow progress since Earth Summit 20 years ago

May 26, 2012

Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment for future generations, observers and policy makers agree swifter action is required to avert climate catastrophe. full story

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County reports on progress following crime summit

As promised, Berks County Commissioner Chairman Christian Y. Leinbach issued a report today detailing progress made since a Jan. 18 summit on crime in Reading and Berks.After the summit, Leinbach had pledged that he, District Attorney John T. Adams a...

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Vieques Ponders Future 10 Years After Navy Left

Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place many hoped would flourish.

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News briefs: April 21, 2013: Summit for the Planet celebrates Earth Day

Mount Madonna -- Mount Madonna School is hosting the seventh annual Summit for the Planet Walk-a-thon and Earth Day Celebration from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at 491 Summit Road, Mount Madonna.

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Economic Road Clearing, but Going Slow

After four years of crises that threatened to plunge the U.S. economy back into recession, the road ahead at last looks comparatively free of roadblocks. But progress remains slow.

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Vieques ponders future 10 years after Navy left

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place many hoped would flourish....

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Groups mark upcoming earth day with festivals, cleanups

For much of its three decades, Everything Natural in Clarks Summit had been an outpost of earthly idealism and wholesome eating. At the second annual Clarks Summit Earth Day Celebration Saturday, the health food store is just another part of borough's

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