Legend has it that the Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned; while obviously bristling at the dubious factoid that such a stupid man could have been a musician, none of us, including me, can be complacent about the tragic dimensions of the disaster taking place in the Amazon as I write. Amazonia is on fire at an unprecedented rate –nearly 80 % up from last year and with 39% more deforestation and the world is suddenly taking notice. Populist leaders citing nationalist … [Read more...] about STATEMENT: Sting on the Amazon’s Wildfires