Initiative Items

Sunshine Still Disinfects — 2010 [1]

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Every March, journalists, news media, lawyers, librarians, and ordinary citizens get reminded why access to information keeps democracy healthy. Here are some interesting articles and events from Sunshine Week 2010.
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [2]
Initiatives:
FOIA Resources [3]
Visibility:
Public [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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Regional Climate Impacts and Implications — General Sources [6]

Climate Wizard. A team of researchers from the Univ. of Washington, the Univ. of Southern Mississippi, and the Nature Conservancy has provided a tool for attempting to predict the effects of climate change at the regional and state level. They call their tool Climate Wizard, as noted in the June 10, 2009, TipSheet [7]. The Web site allows users to check [8] predictions based on varying degrees of climate change.

Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [9]
Visibility:
Public [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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"Renewal in Rwanda" [10]

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A series examining Rwanda's efforts to build an eco-friendly economy after genocide, and an Iowa-based initiative that's leading the way. Des Moines Register, December 20-23, 2009, by Perry Beeman.

Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [11]
Disasters [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Initiatives:
EJ Gallery [15]
Visibility:
Public [4]
Region:
International [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [17]
Africa [18]
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