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U.N. sustainable development summit shifts from climate change

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Deborah Zabarenko and Nina Chestney
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(Reuters) - Representatives from around the world gather in Rio in June to try to hammer out goals for sustainable development at a U.N. conference designed to avoid being tripped up by the intractable issue of climate change.

But there is concern in the lead-up to the conference, known as Rio+20 or the Earth Summit, that it risks ending up as all talk and little action.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/24/us-rio-idUSTRE80N1XB20120124

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The future of food

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John Vidal
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By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science's answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/jan/22/future-of-food-john-vidal

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UN Report: UN Report: Resiliant People Resiliant Planet, A Future Worth Choosing

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United Nations
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The report of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability.

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http://www.un.org/gsp/sites/default/files/attachments/GSPReportOverview_Letter%20size.pdf

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San Diego Audubon Society

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San Diego Audubon Society

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http://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/

A Regional Chapter of the National Audubon Society dedicated to protecting the local bird wildlife and their habitats.

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Chris Redfern

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+1.858.273.7800

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http://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/contact-new
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4010 Morena Blvd
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San Diego

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CA

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Map: Where all the junk in the ocean ends up

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Ken Ellingwood
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If you read this story by Ken Ellingwood about the deluge of trash on a Mexican beach, you may be wondering: Just where does all the junk that goes into the ocean end up?

Nikolai Maximenko is trying to answer that question. Trash gathers into "garbage patches" that are too diffuse to spot from a satellite. Scientists have encountered several areas where trash collects in the ocean, but nobody is sure where all of it is.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/01/just-where-does-junk-in-the-ocean-end-up.html

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Water Conservation Program

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Water Conservation Program

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http://www.sandiego.gov/water/conservation/

A program created by the city of San Diego that is committed to giving San Diegans the knowledge, tools, programs and resources necessary to save water.

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+1.619.533.7845

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waterwaste@sandiego.gov
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600 B Street

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San Diego

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CA

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Extreme heat hurts wheat yields as world warms-study

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David Fogarty
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SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Extreme heat can cause wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, a U.S.-led study shows, underscoring the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population as the world warms.

Scientists and farmers have long known that high heat can hurt some crops and the Stanford University-led study, released on Monday, revealed how the damage is done by tracking rates of wheat ageing, or senescence.

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http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/extreme-heat-hurts-wheat-yields-as-world-warms-study/

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PHILIPPINES: Geo-hazard maps go public

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MANILA, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - The Philippine government has made geo-hazard maps, which outline areas prone to natural disasters, publicly available in a bid to reduce vulnerability at community level.

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http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94761/PHILIPPINES-Geo-hazard-maps-go-public

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Images from space track relentless spread of humanity

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Produced by Mairi Mackay, CNN and George Webster, for CNN, Built by Matt Barringer, CNN
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The past century has been defined by an epic migration of people from rural areas to the city. In 2008, for the first time in history, more of the Earth's population was living in cities than in the countryside. The U.N. now predicts that nearly 70% of the global population will be city dwellers by 2050.

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http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/world/road-to-rio/satellite-photos-urban-sprawl/index.html

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