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Ministers must send clear signals that they believe in new forms of green technology if they want companies to invest in them, a think tank has said. Read more: IPPR think tank urges clarity over green policies

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Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed a law introducing binding targets on climate change. Continued here: Mexico's president enacts climate change legislation

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Secretary general tries to rally global community as failure to agree text casts air of gloom over forthcoming conference See original here: Rio+20 Earth summit: Ban Ki-moon 'optimistic' about sustainability deal

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 KPBS – By Steve Milne, California Capitol Network The average California prisoner released in 2009 served 2.9 years in custody, 50 percent longer than the average offender released in 1990. “The cost to California ... See original here: California – Study Finds Big Jump In Prison Time Served

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The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) postponed the implementation of rules on disabled access to commercial swimming pools under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).... See original here: Swimming Pool Accessibility Rules Postponed

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Slideshow - World Environment Day See the original post: World Environment Day

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A little-noticed tweak to one of the European Union's many rules and regulations is leaving fisheries scientists struggling to access vital data. Continued here: Fisheries science falls foul of privacy rules

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ScienceDaily (June 5, 2012) - The palms that Vietnamese villagers weave into hats, many varieties of lichens that depend on the pristine environment of the Great Smoky Mountains, and small, shrub-like trees that are threatened by development and deforestation in Brazil were among the scores of plant and fungus species that scientists at The New York Botanical Garden...

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With forests and fish stocks declining, water demand rising and lack of action on climate change, humanity's path is anything but sustainable, the UN warns. Read more: Green decline continuing, says UN report

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Are Hunters Disappearing from Game Management? See the article here: Are Hunters Disappearing from Game Management?