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- U.S. Leadership on Water: Only the Sum of Its Parts (January 26, 2012)
- What did you do for World Water Day? NRDC workshop explored the links between environmental conservation and clean water for the poor (March 24, 2011)
- Clinton and Zoellick sign an agreement on World Water Day which could advance technical work and focus on water (March 22, 2011)
- United States and World Bank will recognize the importance of water on World Water Day, March 22 2011 (March 17, 2011)
- In the lead up to World Water Day cuts to U.S. foreign assistance put clean water programs at risk. (March 7, 2011)
- The 'Green Economy' and Earth Summit 2012: Why fast-growing mega-cities with challenges of poverty and hunger may hold the key to a sustainable future (January 12, 2011)
- Final Results at the Cancun Climate Talks: Clear Progress on Climate Finance (December 11, 2010)
- With no time to lose: new text at climate talks reveals possible compromise on Global Climate Fund (December 10, 2010)
- Cancun Climate Talks on last day of negotiations: establishing the Global Climate Fund (December 10, 2010)
- Early Morning Wake-up Call for Ministers from the Mexican Presidency at COP 16 Climate Talks (December 8, 2010)
- Call Congress Now: Action needed for Clean Water (December 6, 2010)
- Europe Demonstrates Commitment to Fast Start Climate Funds for Developing Countries (December 1, 2010)
- On World Toilet Day: New NRDC Report Calls for U.S. Action to Solve the Global Sanitation Crisis (November 19, 2010)
- World Toilet Day is Pretty Funny: Except for People Dying from Lack of Access to Toilets (November 17, 2010)
- World Water Week brings together the scientists, activists, creative thinkers and policy makers to save lives and improve water stewardship (October 15, 2010)
- Senate advances 2011 budget including fast-start climate finance (September 16, 2010)
- New UN High-Level Panel to identify way forward in climate and sustainability (August 23, 2010)
- National Academy of Sciences Stress the Impacts of Climate Change & Call for a National Adaptation Actions (May 24, 2010)
- The United States calls for an Earth Summit for Youth (May 21, 2010)
- First Steps Down the Road to Rio: Earth Summit 2012 (May 18, 2010)
- The Oil Spill Demonstrates National Security Imperative for a Clean Energy Future (May 5, 2010)
- Water Day Writing Contest: Entries Accepted through March 31, 2010 (March 19, 2010)
- On World Water Day: Water and Sanitation Receiving High Level Political Attention (March 18, 2010)
- International Women's Day: Empowering Women to Confront Climate Change (March 8, 2010)
- Take Action to Bring Clean Water to the Poor (February 22, 2010)
- Another Epic Snowstorm in DC: And Other Climate Change Surprises (February 5, 2010)
- President Obama’s budget contributes to fast-start international climate finance (February 2, 2010)
- Copenhagen Accord on Track (January 26, 2010)
- Vegetarian in 2010: My New Year's Resolution (January 6, 2010)
- Countries pull together in the final hours of Copenhagen (December 19, 2009)
- New texts in Copenhagen: what do all the documents say? (December 15, 2009)
- Adaptation Tools and Technologies: 100 Billion or Just 25 Cents a Day (December 9, 2009)
- Financing the Deal: Copenhagen Climate Talks (December 7, 2009)
- Today is World Toilet Day! (November 19, 2009)
- Water and Ecosystems a Focus at Barcelona Climate Change Talks (November 16, 2009)
- Retired military general and young creative protestors agree: The US must help the world’s poor adapt to climate change (October 16, 2009)
- Adapting to Global Warming: $100 Billion Says World Bank (Give or Take a Little Social Change) (October 2, 2009)
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