Comment Global Leaked document reveals Rio + 20 sustainable development goals, 10 January [1] Rio + 20 must empower the grassroots, 8 December [2] Oil will decline shortly after 2015, says former oil expert of International Energy Agency, January 5 [3] topic How the European Program to Reduce Carbon Pollution From Aviation Works, Jake Schmidt, 1/5/12 [4] place, topic David Pencheon: Sustainability by stealth – 8 steps to heaven, 13 Dec [5] topic Local CO2 Mapping Takes Off (With Your Help!), John Geraci, November 29 [6] Please Stop Talking About Global Warming, John Geraci, November 17 [7] topic, topic ________ References ↑ guardian.co.uk, 10 January 2012 ↑ grassrootsinnovations.blogspot.com, 8 December 2011 ↑ theoildrum.com, January 5, 2012 ↑ huffingtonpost.com, 1/5/12 ↑ blogs.bmj.com, 13 Dec, 11 ↑ johngeraci.com, November 29, 2011 ↑ johngeraci.com, November 17, 2011

• Report forecasts shortages of 14 critical mineral raw materials, 17 June ^[1] Raw materials are an essential part of both high tech products and every-day consumer products, such as mobile phones, thin layer photovoltaics, Lithium-ion batteries, fibre optic cable, synthetic fuels, among others. But their availability is increasingly under pressure - an expert group chaired by the European Commission label a selection of 14 raw materials as “critical” out of 41 minerals and metals analysed.

Global Warm Temperatures Break Record in May, June 17 [2] topic

Marcamasi [es] reports that in Peru more than 8,000 people managed to plant 27,166 trees in 5 minutes and 20 seconds, achieving a new Guinness record, 6 June 2010. This also marks the beginning of a national campaign called “Toward 180 million trees” (”Rumbo a los 180 millones de árboles”) with the theme “Let's change our attitude, let's sow a plant” (“Cambiemos de actitud, sembremos una planta”). [3] topic

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1. ↑ europa.eu, 17 June 2010
2. ↑ The Daily Stat, JUNE 17, 2010
3. ↑ Global Voices Online, Written by Silvia Viñas, 6 June 2010