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Sustainable Development Program Director, Michael Northrop, discusses the government's role in investing in renewable energy in this podcast hosted by Mary-Charlotte of Santa Fe Radio Café.

In preparation for the November 2010 climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, the World Resources Institute hosted a civil society strategy session to discuss how to best approach mitigating and adapting to climate change.

In its latest climate action report, the Presidential Climate Action Project provides a new set of recommendations for President Obama to initiate before the United Nations' 16th Conference of the Parties meets this November in Cancun.

RBF grantee Sustainable Markets Foundation's 350.org launched its new Web site, gearing up for "10/10/10, the Global Work Party" on October 10, 2010. Organizers are encouraging individuals worldwide to do something to combat global warming in their communities.

The recent economic downturn has had a major impact on one of New York City's essential identities—its arts and cultural organizations.

The Asian American Writers' Workshop celebrated the launch of the Open City Project on July 27.

The National League of Cities (NLC) has released a guide for municipal leaders about developing strategies to engage recent immigrants.

The RBF has released a paper detailing a Track II dialogue involving a core group of American and Iranian leaders, which was co-organized and co-facilitated with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), under the leadership of Ambassador William Luers.

The Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) International News Services have unveiled a nine-month investigation, focusing on the global trade of asbestos.

The Pinchot Institute for Conservation and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, both RBF grantees, have released a joint report examining sustainability questions in wood energy development.