Despite the carefully constructed photo ops and He-Man antics, Putin’s environmental record is far from heroic. In fact, for more than a decade, he has whittled away at Russia’s environmental protection laws, tried to cover up the severity of some the country’s problems (such as its forest fire epidemic), and generally failed to address mismanagement of the country’s forests, waterways, and air quality.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:12:26 +0000