Copenhagen & the plight of "environmental refugees"

As climate talks fall apart falter in Copenhagen, environmental degradation is creating a new category of people known as “environmental refugees.” What’s more, their ranks are growing rapidly. The U.N. estimates that some 50 million people worldwide could be on the move by 2010, seeking refuge from hunger, droughts and depleted soils—more than those displaced by war and political repression combined. Read more in our earlier post for Blog Action Day