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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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The upcoming Rio+20 summit should be the environmental equivalent of Tahrir Square, mobilizing support for addressing the world's environmental problems, former Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva told AFP. More here: Environmentalists should turn Rio summit into their Tahrir Square, says Marina Silva

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It’s June 5th, and that means that California’s presidential primary election is happening today. Your employees may be entitled to time off for voting.... Link: It’s Primary Day

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – June 04, 2012 - HONOLULU – The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled that trial judges must instruct the jury on how to evaluate eyewitness identification, if requested by the defense attorney. State judges ... Read more: Hawaii Supreme Court ruling requires judges to instruct jurors on eyewitness ID when asked

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Use this link to go to the 2012 Justice Summit page on Youtube.com —>  http://bit.ly/KKHvsY

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Making smart moves to downsize the prison population could cut costs and help prevent budget reductions in other areas. The Los Angeles Times – By Barry Krisberg June 4, 2012 So far, the only apparent solutions to ... Go here to read the rest: OP-ED – Finding money in California’s prisons

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Residents of the upper Ohio River Valley are in the midst of an energy boom as companies pay them for the rights to oil and gas reserves on their property. The rest is here: Mineral Leases Give Boost to Rural Ohio

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NRA-Backed Court Battle Decided After 13 Years Read more from the original source: NRA-Backed Court Battle Decided After 13 Years

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BERLIN, Jun 4, 2012 (IPS) - Land degradation poses a threat to all life on Earth including humanity. To stop the enormous loss of life-giving land, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is pushing for a sustainable development goal of Zero Net Land Degradation (ZNLD) to be adopted at the upcoming Conference on Sustainable Development, known...

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Environment groups have called for an immediate halt to development around the Great Barrier Reef after a United Nations report expressed ''extreme concern'' about its future. Read more here: UNESCO report scathing of Great Barrier Reef management