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  1. #Climate scientist Anthony Barnston is hosting an “Ask me anything” on #Reddit. Please join now bit.ly/JAm8uU
  2. African Economic Outlook 2012: new interactive data map w/ GDP growth & Human Dev Index by country gu.com/p/37p28/tw
  3. Hey Silicon (V)alley, check out Phoenix—a new project intended to manage & share int development knowledge goo.gl/ljBbP via @CGSDev
  4. In this political climate, the EPA's efforts to curb CO2 need your support! Take action now: j.mp/JhKh5V via @NRDC
  5. Culture splits #climate views, not science smarts goo.gl/wkILd Study finds that people just want to fit in.
  6. Shape the #futurewewant – Join the #Rioplus20 dialogues! riodialogues.org ‏@UN_Women
  7. Anthony Barnston (Climate Scientist) will be doing an "Ask me anything" on #Reddit tomorrow 2pm EST. Stay Tuned. bit.ly/Jyobzt
  8. Steven Cohen via @Huffingtonpost: "Clean Energy Caught in the Political Mire” huff.to/KC5Lvm
  9. Turning Concern Into Action: 12 Ways to Combat #Climate Change goo.gl/DHcHu
  10. Please follow this new initiative on digitally mapping Africa's soils RT @africasoils: What is AfSIS? bit.ly/JHMrQf
  11. How much $ is the Amazon #rainforest worth? @PepsiCo & @Walmart to consider the value of ecosystem services buswk.co/JqKB24
  12. G8 Summit 2012: #Obama emphasizes growth over austerity to tackle world economic woes huff.to/L9wSvY
  13. #RioPlus20 is a second chance to act on sustainable development - @UN Ban Ki-moon's NYT op-ed nyti.ms/Kdnppf
  14. [NYC Event] The Little Things & Their Influence on Planet Earth - 5/31 6PM @Columbia Info: goo.gl/Mlgze
  15. In Niger, the search for #water is keeping kids out of school nyti.ms/KhzwT9
  16. Archeologists use satellites to expose 8000 years of civilization - ow.ly/au5LO via @cerc_columbia