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International World Water Day, March 22, 2010

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“International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. UN-Water is dedicating World Water Day 2010 to the theme of water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the resource in water management. The World Water Day 2010 and its campaign is envisaged to:

  • Raise awareness about sustaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being through addressing the increasing water quality challenges in water management and
  • Raise the profile of water quality by encouraging governments, organizations, communities, and individuals around the world to actively engage in proactively addressing water quality e.g. in pollution prevention, clean up and restoration,”

The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability

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News release: Ceres has released the 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap to Sustainability as a vision and practical roadmap for integrating sustainability into the DNA of business—from the boardroom to the copy room. It analyzes the drivers, risks and opportunities involved in making the shift to sustainability, and details strategies and results from companies… Continue Reading

Agriculture IG Report: Oversight of the National Organic Program

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Oversight of the National Organic Program, Report No: 01601-03-HY, Issued March 2010 “We conducted this audit to assess the effectiveness of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) corrective actions implemented in response to our prior audit of the National Organic Program (NOP). We also conducted this audit because of the size and growth of the organic… Continue Reading

Earth and Atmospheric Science Experts: A Very Inconvenient Truth About Climate Change

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A Very Inconvenient Truth, By Charles H. Greene, D. James Baker, and Daniel H. Miller. Oceanography March 2010 Vol.23, No.1 “Studies conducted after those that contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) suggest that human society may be facing a very inconvenient truth—that emission reduction efforts alone are unlikely… Continue Reading

Census Bureau Reports Business Investment Held Steady at $1.38 Trillion in 2008

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News release: “U.S. businesses spent $1.38 trillion on new and used structures and equipment in 2008, of which $1.29 trillion, or 93.7 percent, was spent on new structures and equipment, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These figures were nearly the same in 2007. These findings come from the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES), which… Continue Reading

Brookings Commentary Calls For Reforms To Our Basic Governing Process

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Broken Politics, Issues in Governance Studies | Number 33. Darrell M. West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution: “With numerous examples over an extended period of broken politics leading to broken policies, we need to think about ways to reform our political system in ways that enhance our capacity for innovation, leadership,… Continue Reading

Making the Most of Social Media: 7 Lessons from Successful Cities

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“Making the Most of Social Media is written for local governments—cities, counties, townships and their affiliates—that are beginning to experiment with social media and would like to get more out of them. Its emphasis is on the use of specific applications, such as Facebook and Twitter, by government managers and communications directors. More than two… Continue Reading

Urban Institute – The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: 2010 – 2020

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The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: 2010 – 2020 (Updated). Bowen Garrett, Matthew Buettgens, Lan Doan, Irene Headen, John Holahan, March 15, 2010 “This report assesses the changes in coverage patterns and health care costs that will occur nationally if major reforms are not enacted. The authors find that by 2015, there could… Continue Reading

Judiciary Approves PACER Innovations To Enhance Public Access

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News release: “The Judicial Conference of the United States approved key steps to improve public access to federal courts by increasing the availability of court opinions and expanding the services and reducing the costs for many users of the Public Access to Electronic Court Records (PACER) system. At its biannual meeting in Washington, D.C., the… Continue Reading

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Fed Must Reveal Info on Loans to Private Banks

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Bloomberg: “The Federal Reserve Board must disclose documents identifying financial firms that might have collapsed without the largest U.S. government bailout ever, a federal appeals court said. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled today that the Fed must release records of the unprecedented $2 trillion U.S. loan program launched primarily after the 2008… Continue Reading