The international conference focuses on the institutional frameworks and governance structures of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes in both developing and industrialized countries.
Join global experts in energy systems thinking and top scientists, industry leaders and policy makers to identify the opportunities, challenges and integrated solutions for Canada and North America of the next energy system transformation. Special registration and accommodation rates available until October 7th.
Under fire from all sides for excessive secrecy, the Obama administration has just issued a status report touting its "open government" achievements. One assessment of the report came from the Federation of American Scientists' long-time secrecy watchdog, Steven Aftergood.
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) has reintroduced a bill that would establish a limited federal protection for journalists when prosecutor and courts seek to compel them to disclose their confidential sources. A similar measure died on the Senate floor at the end of the last Congress.
Judge Gregory Presnell ruled that the federal Freedom of Information Act did not allow an injunction before the agency itself had made its decision on whether to release the records.
Details and documents on the 2006 US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement will be released after a federal appeals court ruled Sept. 16, 2011, against claims by the Office of the US Trade Representative that the documents, sought by the Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation Northwest, were exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.
The event, co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and other groups, is free and open to the public (RSVP). Panelists include: Curtis Brainard, Columbia Journalism Review science editor; Joseph A. Davis, (SEJ) WatchDog editor; Felice Freyer, Association of Health Care Journalists; Darren Samuelsohn, Politico’s senior energy/environment reporter; and Clothilde Le Coz, Reporters Without Borders energy/environment reporter.
A joint investigation by Columbia Journalism Review and ProPublica into the Obama administration's science openness policies offered only faint praise for Obama's accomplishments. Nearly 400 of roughly 2,100 invited journalists responded to their survey, and they gave both the Bush and Obama administrations poor marks for openness at science agencies.
This first International Conference on Water and Society aims to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for the presentation and discussion of many issues affecting water resources today. The meeting will encourage trans-disciplinary communication on issues related to the nature of water, and its use and exploitation by society.
The Institute of Florida Studies' 36th annual conference integrates traditional presentations on sustainability issues with opportunities to dive deeper into topics you care about and to learn from others' broad experiences. Engage in meaningful conversations, discover new friends and cultivate partnerships.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/international-conference-payments-ecosystem-services-and-their-institutional-dimensions-ber
[2] https://www.sej.org/calendar/conference-assessment-energy-future-systems-cafes-calgary
[3] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/white-house-under-attack-secrecy-issues-transparency-report
[4] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/indiana-goper-reintroduces-federal-shield-law
[5] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/florida-court-wont-order-osha-withhold-images-orca-trainer-death
[6] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/appeals-court-orders-release-timber-trade-records
[7] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/national-press-club-host-panel-obama-science-openness-oct-3
[8] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/cjr-probes-press-office-minders-permissions-fed-science-agencies
[9] https://www.sej.org/calendar/wessex-institute-technology-first-international-conference-water-and-society-las-vegas-nv
[10] https://www.sej.org/calendar/beyond-sustainability-ecosystems-economics-and-education
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