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IHT Rendezvous: And the Weatherman Says There’s More to Come June 20, 2013

Europe has been enduring another year of unseasonable weather, and climate scientists warn that the pattern of extended winters and wet summers could last for years. Is it a natural phenomenon or does man-made climate change play a part?

IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: June 20 June 20, 2013

Silicon Valley and the U.S. government converge; unemployment in the Philippines; success for HPV vaccine; James Gandolfini dies; and modest goals for Tahiti’s soccer team.

Detention Deaths in Chinese Corruption Cases Stir Concern June 20, 2013

At least three former officials caught up in a crackdown of official corruption have died while in secretive Communist Party detention centers.

IHT Rendezvous: 27 Million People Said to Live in ‘Modern Slavery’ June 20, 2013

A new report by the U.S. State Department says as many as 27 million people live in modern slavery, and more needs to be done to counter this cruel exploitation and violation of human dignity.

Time running out for Caribbean coral reefs

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Time is running out for Coral reefs in the Caribbean. Photo courtesy IUCN/William Goodwin.

Live coral cover has dropped to just 8 percent

By Summit Voice

FRISCO — Leading conservation experts used the stage of the IUCN’s quadrennial global summit meeting to once again draw attention to the plight of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems, under pressure from global warming, pollution and overfishing.

Time is running out for reefs in the region, said Carl Gustaf Lundin, Director of IUCN’s Global Marine and Polar Programme, explaining that average live coral cover on Caribbean reefs has declined to just 8 percent of the reefs today, compared with more than 50 percent in the 1970s according to the report’s findings. (more…)

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IUCN ‘conservation Olympics’ starts in South Korea

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

We’re all in this together. Photo courtesy NASA.

Global environmental issues on the agenda at conservation summit in South Korea

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — When it comes to the global environment, there’s no shortage of issues to discuss, so delegates to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s quadrennial summit meeting should have plenty to talk about the next 10 days.

This edition of the congress starts today on on Jeju Island, South Korea, with 8,000 people from more than 170 countries on-hand to tackle some of the most pressing environmental issues facing the planet. The congress brings together government and non-governmental organizations, scientists, business and community leaders.

Follow the proceedings at the IUCN’s twitter hub.

“Nature is inherently strong, but we must improve how quickly nature and people adapt to change,” said IUCN director-general Julia Marton-Lefèvre. “If we strengthen nature, we’ll see that ecosystems are more resilient and people, communities and economies are healthier.” (more…)

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Denver Post News

Lime Gulch fire: Evacuations ordered in southern Jeffco June 20, 2013

A fast-moving, unpredictable wildfire forced more than 100 people to evacuate their homes on Wednesday afternoon. The fire was originally reported as the Chair Rock fire, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, but it was later clarified that the fire was named the Lime Gulch fire.

Funding sought for Colorado fugitive parolee unit in wake of killings June 20, 2013

Colorado corrections officials are asking lawmakers for $1 million a year to finance a fugitive unit to hunt down parolee absconders, who are fleeing supervision at an increasing rate.

Denver hosts more travelers who spent more than ever in 2012 June 20, 2013

Denver hosted 13.6 million visitors in 2012, setting yet another annual record for tourism in the Mile High City. Leisure, overnight, business and day trips to Denver increased in 2012 compared with 2011, which was a record-setting year.

AIA group revives Beacon Place shelter in day-long blitz build June 20, 2013

Sitting in a worn chair outside Beacon Place, Henry "Hank" Reeves watched as more than 150 volunteers swept in to revitalize, in less than 12 hours, the threadbare shelter he calls home.

Colorado marijuana dispensary owner, 11 others indicted on 71 charges June 20, 2013

A Colorado grand jury has indicted 12 people on allegations that they ran three medical-marijuana dispensaries as a front for an investment scam and an illegal marijuana-growing operation.

Business is back for architecture, but the recession changed the game June 20, 2013

Looking around Denver these days, it's easy to see how the Great Recession changed the building environment. The forest of cranes that dominated the downtown skyline just a few years ago — as the state courts building, the Four Seasons hotel and the Colorado history museum were going up — now looks more like a few trees.

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