by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Outreach and Partnerships Manager I am writing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the 20th UN Commission on Sustainable Development Summit. Called Rio+20, this is the largest global summit on sustainability and development. Nearly every country is participating, with delegations numbering in the hundreds and even thousands—all debating the future of human society. Because the world is

This afternoon, the full Senate passed its version of the food and farm bill, missing an opportunity to improve the nation's health and environment, reduce hunger, and support family farmers. The Senate bill would slash $4.5 billion from SNAP (formally known as food stamps), cut funding for conservation, eliminate already modest support for minority farmers, and continue to subsidize agribusiness