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  1. New Worldwatch Vital Signs report! The U.S. is second in the world in wind energy capacity--for more, check out vitalsigns.worldwatch.org!
  2. Hear me as I join in on the Spring of Sustainability and discuss how we can create the world we want @ 12pm PST today! ow.ly/b88cA
  3. Learn how to grow food sustainably on your campus! Join me at the UMass Permaculture Your Campus Conference June 20-22 ow.ly/b7P73
  4. Yes! Majority of Dems & Republicans support mandatory cntrls on CO2/grnhouse gas emissions! Check out the Gallop poll: ow.ly/aVEDr
  5. NY’s political leaders get the grade:City Council shows their green streak in latest sustainability scorecard results! ow.ly/aVEue
  6. UN Special Report announces 5 ways to fix unhealthy diets! Read the Spec. Rapporteur on Right to Food's recs here: ow.ly/aVEkt
  7. UK abandons “nudge” approach to motivating healthy eating and takes more aggressive action to improve lives, diets. ow.ly/aVEeM
  8. Amazing: Check out this Chicago factory’s transformation: from meatpacking plant to self-sustaining vertical garden! ow.ly/aVDmP
  9. New study finds that for fruits/veggies/legumes -- organic farming keeps up w conventional yields: ow.ly/aVDq2
  10. Long Island adopts scheme (paying producers $0.22/kwhr for 20yrs) that got Germany to 1/2 solar global output in 2010! ow.ly/aTYpI
  11. See where your state stands in the commitment to raising/eating local food-- The @strollingheifer 2012 Locavore Index: ow.ly/aPxvv
  12. Cleveland: co-op greenhouse will soon grow hydroponically 3M heads of lettuce/yr creating jobs for low-income workers ow.ly/aK8dA
  13. Don't let Brazil's forest fall to corp ag! New bill would allow loggers access to chop Amazon. Tell the pres. to veto! ow.ly/aKrTl
  14. Citizens have used Seattle Matching Funds (govt $ match in-kind effort) to complete almost 4,000 projects: playgrounds, eco-restoration etc
  15. New company creates organic fertilizer & gorgeous veggies! Check out their Kickstarter video: ow.ly/aGavf #GardenTowerProject
  16. The 2012 Brooklyn Food Conference is just around the corner! Celebrate sustainable food & help them grow the movement: ow.ly/aG9DG
  17. One of my recipes from "Diet" made it into William Sitwell's new book: A History of Food in 100 Recipes: ow.ly/aCe2a
  18. Washington’s #FoodGames are costing lives & time. Reforming US Food Aid in the #FarmBill would save 17 million people! bit.ly/IoQdwi
  19. In 0xford today delivered 5k+ petition to Oxford U Press!.Student paper intrviewed me.Hoping students will hold debate! tinyurl.com/6us3mna
  20. Tomorrow in Oxford,I hand our petition to Oxford U Press. Sure could use yr support! Only 22 more signers to make 5,000 ow.ly/aujVf