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Food Security: All Investment Is Not Created Equal

By Susan Ozawa
August 17, 2009

The G8 countries committed $20 billion in aid to address global hunger and promote more productive farming in the world's poorest countries this July in L’Aquila, Italy. Major commitments came from the United States and Japan. more »

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Van Jones Pursues Green Jobs Vision From The Inside

By Renee Montagne
From npr.org
May 12th, 2009

npr.org — Van Jones has been on a crusade to, in his words, "green the ghetto" by connecting "the people who most need work" with "the work that most needs to be done" to conserve energy and protect the environment. Now that Jones is President Obama's special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation, he tells NPR how he is working to implement his vision. Jones will be a speaker at the America's Future NOW! conference in Washington June 1-3.

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