NY Times on Sustainable Development
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 In the first half of the 21st century, the human population and power to influence Earth's climate and biology are expected to surge before eventually stabilizing. For several decades, scientists, economists, and other experts have been trying to design strategies for meshing human activities with the limits of planet and the needs of future generations. This concept, called sustainable development or sustainability by some, has become a goal of the United Nations, World Bank and a growing list of corporations.
2 - Looking Forward, Fiji Turns to Its Canoeing Past
3 - A Texas Developer Attempts to Upend the American Subdivision
4 - In Brazil, Protection of Amazon Rainforest Takes a Step Back
5 - Historic Buildings May Be Greener Than You Think
6 - New Fuel Economy Rules Win Broad Support
7 - Powering Sustainable Energy for All
8 - Can Wal-Mart Push Both Sustainability and Consumption?
9 - Nepal and Others Mull Monsanto's Role in Advancing Agriculture
10 - To Maintain Water Pumps, It Takes More Than a Village
11 - A Post-Pollution Path to Global Climate and Energy Progress
12 - Climate Talks Yield Limited Agreement to Work Toward Replacing Kyoto Protocol
13 - Fearing Climate Change’s Effects on the Adirondacks
14 - Other Voices: Life on Planet 3.0
15 - Sowing the Seeds of Food Security
 Suspicious of government initiatives, protesters linked to the Tea Party are denouncing all manner of measures they equate with a 1992 United Nations resolution, Agenda 21.
 The traditional canoe is at the center of several projects aimed at reducing Fiji’s energy consumption, providing cheaper transport, keeping local traditions alive and giving a boost to tourism.
 A development in Austin, Tex., is an ambitious attempt to upend the conventions of the American subdivision.
 Since Dilma Rousseff was elected president, the government has shifted its stance on the Amazon to side more with agricultural interests.
"Greening" historic buildings in New York City is often more about optimizing existing elements, like ensuring that cross-ventilation isn't inadvertently blocked, than about radical retrofits
 After years of dispute in setting the higher fuel economy standards for cars and trucks, nearly everyone involved agrees.
At the World Future Energy Summit, I hope to produce quick action that can deliver real results for people and the planet.
A question for Wal-Mart as it moves its sustainability push into the blogosphere.
A fresh look at tensions over Monsanto and the arrival of "big ag" in Nepal.
Providing clean water systems for people is the job of the government. But it doesn't happen in the poorest countries.
Continued failure in talks over emission limits prompts a new wave of calls for advancing smart energy choices.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ends after 17 hours of debate in Durban, South Africa, with the promise to work toward a new global treaty in coming years and the establishment of a new climate fund. (M)t
 Jerry Jenkins, an ecologist, documents the ecosystem of the Adirondacks and laments its future in the face of global climate change’s local effects.
A climate scientist broadens his view and builds a new blog.
With the help of charities, some of South Africa's poorest communities are turning waste ground in their townships into a source of fresh produce.
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