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"Sustainable" Has Become A Four Letter Word (By Lloyd Alter, Treehugger.com, 6/8/12) Peter Gleick reinstated by Pacific Institute following Heartland exposé: Investigation finds that Gleick did not forge confidential documents he obtained from free-market Heartland Institute (By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/7/12) Which Cities Are Most Prepared for Climate Change? (By Nate Berg, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 6/6/12) Earth Is Headed for Disaster, Interdisciplinary Scientific Review Concludes (By Paul Basken, The Chronicle of Higher Education - Government, 6/6/12) Rio+ 20 Earth summit could collapse, WWF warns: Countries fail to agree on draft text for sustainable development goals and definition of key objectives including green economy (By John Vidal, The [UK] Guardian, 6/6/12) World Energy Demand To Rise 40% By 2030, Chevron's Kirkland Says (By Dinakar Sethuraman, Bloomberg News, 6/5/12) Must-See Colbert Report On North Carolina GOP Bill To Make Use Of Climate Science Illegal (By Joe Romm, ClimateProgress.org, 6/5/12) The Rise of the Citizen Cyclist (By Sarah Goodyear, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 6/5/12) 24 Policies to End the Earth Emergency: World Future Council presents 24 tipping-point policies needed to preserve a habitable planet (By Stephen Leahy, Inter Press Service as reported by CommonDreams.org, 6/5/12) BP accused of attack on academic freedoms after scientists subpoenaed: Oceanographers say they fear erosion of scientific process after they were forced to turn over emails related to BP oil spill (By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/4/12) How The Press Distorts The News About US Energy Security - The facts are compelling: our oil addiction is destroying the country. But as long as the media refuses to talk about it, we won't get policies that lead to real change. (BY Jocelyn Fong, Media Matters for America, 6/4/12) |