At the close of a summer in which environmental news was dominated largely by record temperatures, devastating drought in the U.S. Midwest, and lackluster progress at the Rio+20 summit, reasons for optimism can seem few and far between.
Sa pagtatapos ng isang tag-araw na kapaligiran ng balita ay dominado higit sa lahat sa pamamagitan ng temperatura record, nagwawasak tagtuyot sa US Midwest, at walang kinang progreso sa Rio + 20 summit, dahilan para sa mabuting ibubunga mukhang ilang at malayo sa pagitan.