Can Social Media Save the Planet? Highlights From #RioPlusSocial

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Meghan Peters
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Can Social Media Save the Planet? Highlights From #RioPlusSocial
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Mashable, along with the United Nations Foundation and 92nd Street Y, hosted Rio+Social at the Rio conference Tuesday. It offered a wide-ranging global conversation about the impact of social media and technology on sustainability.

SEE MASHABLE'S COMPLETE COVERAGE OF RIO+SOCIAL

Attendees and live-stream viewers from across the globe participated in the dialogue. We've curated some of the best photos, quotes and commentary from the social web in a Storify. Check it out below -- and tell us in the comments what you think about digital media's role in the future of our planet.

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