Global News June 2009

*Bedouin village of Darajat gaining acclaim for its focus on clean energy, June 24 Global Voices Online, June 24, 2009 “Most residents have solar water heaters and electric systems, the school is powered by wind and sun, and students learn hands-on about alternative energy by reading the power meters in their classrooms. The village also boasts a solar mosque.” Green Prophet, June 24, 2009 topic, place
*Russia plans to raise production by 30% before 2020, June 22 The Reference Frame, June 22, 2009 topic
*Latest scientific evidence warns that ocean temperatures, sea levels, extreme climate conditions and the retreat of the Arctic sea ice have picked up more pace than experts predicted two years ago, June 22 United Nations Environment Programme, June 22, 2009 topic
*1.02 billion people hungry. One sixth of humanity undernourished - more than ever before, June 19 FAO, June 19, 2009 Almost all of the world's undernourished live in developing countries. In Asia and the Pacific, an estimated 642 million people are suffering from chronic hunger; in Sub-Saharan Africa 265 million; in Latin America and the Caribbean 53 million; in the Near East and North Africa 42 million; and in developed countries 15 million in total. topic
*Mexico: water shortages affecting nearly 2 million residents, June 17 Global Voices Online, June 17, 2009 "This should be a wake-up call to start paying attention to the basics, but I expect we’ll wake up one morning in Chicago, or New York or London shocked, shocked that OUR systems have just stopped working and we won’t have a clue how it happened. Same way it’s happening in Mexico City. Just not paying attention to the basics of life." The Mex Files, April 9, 2009 
*Drought fears on the Prairies, June 17 CBC News Canada, June 17, 2009 place
*"Land degradation threatens nearly a billion people in some 100 countries and about 1/3 of the world's lands are experiencing desertification, June 17 UN Environment Programme, June 17, 2009 
*Thousands of Australians call on the Federal Government to drop its carbon pollution legislation and start large-scale investment in renewable energy, June 13 greenlivingpedia, June 13, 2009 topic
*China launches green power revolution to catch up on west, June 10 The Guardian, June 10, 2009 topic
*Floating wind turbine launched, June 5 BBC News, June 5, 2009 topic
*Irish waste strategy to reject incineration, June 5 UKWIN, June 5, 2009 topic, place
*Government of Afghanistan releases Its first-ever list of protected species, June 3 Wildlife Conservation Society, June 3, 2009 topic
*Billion Tree Campaign passes four billion mark, on way to target of seven billion trees planted by the end of 2009, June 2 United Nations Environment Programme, June 2, 2009 
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