Parliamentary Earth Summit Keynote Address

Senator Albert Gore, member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the author of the best-selling book on the environment entitled Earth in the Balance, was the keynote speaker at the Parliamentary Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was sponsored by the Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival, and was held to correspond with the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development taking place at the same time. Senator Gore advocated politics that takes the global environment into account when making decisions concerning economic and political resources. close