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Student proposal: Pay college tuition after graduation
USA TODAY
201 photo by Reed Saxon, AP University of California-Riverside students move through campus in Riverside, Calif. But that's the idea put forth by a group of students from the University of California at Riverside, who in January proposed a new funding ...

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Ed Growth Platform Expands, Hires Four Seasoned Education Industry Professionals
MarketWatch (press release)
BOSTON, MA, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Education Growth Advisors, a strategic consultancy and advisory firm exclusively serving the education sector, and Education Growth Partners, a private equity firm dedicated to providing growth ...

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McMahon Keeps L-Way East Girls in Patch's Hot 5
Patch.com
Homewood-Flossmoor (17-7): Charnelle Reed scored 11 points in the Vikings' 60-35 loss to Bolingbrook. Lauren Parker added 10 points and three steals. The two will look to get HF back on track vs. Sandburg tonight. 4. Stagg (17-5): If it's not one ...

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Bend Bulletin
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eco-business.com
Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn't
eco-business.com
As the International Year of the Forests wrapped up at the end of 2011, the worldwide community continued to struggle to halt deforestation and the related loss of biodiversity. Despite billions of dollars in foreign aid to tackle the problem and ...

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eco-business.com
Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn't
eco-business.com
“We need the leadership of the private sector to help create schemes…In most developing nations, the bright, smart minds are in the private sector.” Companies today typically reduce their environmental footprints by voluntarily paying to offset the ...

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eco-business.com
Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn't
eco-business.com
International efforts to curb deforestation are centred on a United Nations-backed scheme called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). The latest version – REDD+, which emerged from the 2009 climate talks in Copenhagen, ...

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eco-business.com
Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn't
eco-business.com
Payments for carbon fixation (through forest conservation) have become a primary source of revenue for them, and some indigenous communities have been able to invest in new facilities and infrastructure, he further noted. “PES has proven to be a great ...

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eco-business.com
Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn't
eco-business.com
In Asia, Indonesia epitomizes how consistent policies are crucial for tackling deforestation. The country's separate ministries in charge of energy, forestry, environment and industry do not work together and are all competing to undertake activities ...

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eco-business.com
Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn't
eco-business.com
International efforts to curb deforestation are centred on a United Nations-backed scheme called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). The latest version – REDD+, which emerged from the 2009 climate talks in Copenhagen, ...

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Capital Bikeshare program looks to spread into the Washington suburbs
Washington Post
The sturdy red bikes that arrived in the District and Arlington County as a curiosity and now blend into the urban landscape will swarm into suburbia this year. By summertime, the bikes should be rolling through the streets of Rockville and Alexandria ...

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NRL 2012 is so close
World of Rugby League
The All Stars game emphasises the vital role that Rugby League plays in our Indigenous communities and so likes of Chris Sandow, Johnathan Thurston and Scott Prince take enormous pride in representing their people in this show-case game.

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ODOL Commissioner visits Chamber of Commerce
Durant Daily Democrat
Costello spent many years working in the private sector and believes that this experience will help him accomplish many things as commissioner. “As a businessman, I hope to bring some of my private sector experience into the public arena,” he explained ...

Government Technology
Video Camera Networks Link Real-Time Partners in Crime-Solving
Government Technology
In addition to private-sector cameras, Chicago's network includes thousands of cameras that are operated by agencies outside of public safety. For instance, Chicago Public Schools has more than 4500 cameras; the Chicago Housing Authority has about 3000 ...

REDD: When carbon credits work
GlobalPost
PUERTO MALDONADO, Peru — Sitting on the porch of his ramshackle wooden hut, shaded from the Amazonian sun by the thick rainforest canopy, Brazil nut collector Eleuterio Martin admits he has never heard of global warming. Yet Martin, 73, is now set to ...

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REDD: The Amazon's carbon cowboys
GlobalPost
IQUITOS, Peru — For many impoverished rainforest communities in Latin America, Africa and Asia, REDD — the effort to reduce carbon emissions by preventing deforestation — promises a rare shot at economic development. For others, it threatens to ...

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REDD: The Amazon's carbon cowboys
GlobalPost
Part two highlighted how forest people can benefit from carbon credits, while part three looks at "carbon cowboys" accused of abusing the system. IQUITOS, Peru — For many impoverished rainforest communities in Latin America, Africa and Asia, REDD ...

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REDD: The Amazon's carbon cowboys
GlobalPost
Part two highlighted how forest people can benefit from carbon credits, while part three looks at "carbon cowboys" accused of abusing the system. IQUITOS, Peru — For many impoverished rainforest communities in Latin America, Africa and Asia, REDD ...

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REDD: Saving the Amazon rainforest
GlobalPost
Another source of controversy is the role of forest communities, often indigenous peoples whose ancestors have lived in the same forest for millennia. Many fear REDD could trigger a new land-grab at their expense. Meanwhile, some of the world's largest ...

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REDD: Saving the Amazon rainforest
GlobalPost
It costs about $2 to $4 to prevent a ton of “forest carbon” from entering the atmosphere. The price tag for capturing the same amount of carbon from a coal-fired power station hovers between $75 and $115. REDD is also expected to give a helping hand to ...

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