鈥淩ules must be binding. Violations must be punished. Words must mean something.鈥�
President Barack Obama criticises North Korea鈥檚 rocket launch, claiming it violates UN resolutions. He also announced plans for a summit aimed at global reductions in nuclear weapons (The Wall Street Journal, 6 April)
鈥淲hy would small island states be happy with a level of ambition that is going to destroy their countries?鈥�
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M. J. Mace, a legal adviser to the Federated States of Micronesia, explains why it and 42 other island states requested that developed countries aim to cut their emissions far beyond current goals (Reuters, 6 April)
鈥淎ll these crimes are driven by money.鈥�
A new 鈥渕ost wanted鈥� list for individuals who violate environmental laws is growing fast as regulations tighten, according to Doug Parker of the US Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 criminal investigation division (The New York Times, 5 April)
鈥淭here are cases where children are egged on by people on websites so it is amazing to hear that being on a computer has saved somebody.鈥�
Amanda Miles of charity Papyrus, on how a British teenager鈥檚 suicide note on Facebook sparked a rescue mission when it was spotted by a friend in the US. Three hours after posting the message, the boy was found alive (The Times, London, 5 April)
鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty much the one time of year where you get to see a lot of salamanders and it鈥檚 just really cool.鈥�
Kaitlin Friedman of the University of Vermont describes the joys of being part of the 鈥渂ucket brigade鈥� that carry amphibians across busy roads on their annual journey to mate (AP, 5 April)
