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President Bush Discusses Climate Change (4/17/08)

President Bush Discusses Climate Change
The White House. April 16, 2008
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Taking Additional Action to Confront Climate Change
The White House. April 16, 2008
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Site with related links: In Focus: Environment
The White House
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E-Journal "The Greening of U.S. Corporations" (3/18/08)

The Greening of U.S. Corporations
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, March 2008
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Table of Contents:
-About This Issue
-U.S. Companies Embrace Green Technology
-Corporate Executives on Going Green
-The Rise of Corporate Stakeholders
-NGOs and Business - Shared Goals, Mutual Trust
-Consumers Demand Green
-Photo Gallery: Green Buildings
-Business, Investors, and the Environment
-Sustainability Within the Supply Chain
-Point/Counterpoint: The Role of the Government
-Bibliography
-Internet Resources


Remarks on the Post-2012 Climate Regime (3/17/08)

Remarks on the Post-2012 Climate Regime
Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development
Chiba, Japan
March 16, 2008
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2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practice (3/12/08)

2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Department of State, March 11, 2008
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Japan - 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Department of State, March 11, 2008
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Remarks on the State Department's 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Washington, DC, March 11, 2008
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Remarks on the State Department's 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Jonathan Farrar, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Washington, DC, March 11, 2008
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America.gov
Human Rights - Defending Human Dignity
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
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Committee Statement "Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies" (3/6/08)

Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies: A Post-Bali Overview
Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative
Written Statement Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.c. February 27, 2008
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
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U.S. Submission to the UNFCCC on Bali Action Plan
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
February 22, 2008, Released on March 4, 2008
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International Renewable Energy Conference 2008 (3/6/08)

President Bush Attends Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008
Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. March 5, 2008
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Remarks at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference
Deputy Secretary John Negroponte
Washington, D.C. March 4, 2008
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Fact Sheet: Increasing Our Energy Security and Confronting Climate Change Through Investment in Renewable Technologies
The United States Is Reducing Dependence On Oil By Diversifying Energy Supply, Increasing Energy Efficiency
White House, March 5, 2008
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Fact Sheet: Advancing the Use of Renewable Energy Worldwide
The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference
Department of State, March 3, 2008
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WIREC 2008
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2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (3/3/08)

2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
U.S. Department of State, March 2008

Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control
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Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [View Website]

Release of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Washington, DC, February 29, 2008
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E-Journal "Immigrants Joining the Mainstream" (2/19/08)

Immigrants Joining the Mainstream
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, February 2008
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Contents
- Immigration and U.S. History
- Irish Immigrants in the United States
- New Ways of Seeing and Thinking
- General Naturalization Requirements for U.S. Citizenship
- Revised Naturalization Test
- American Identity: Ideas, Not Ethnicity
- A Market for Diversity - Photo Gallery
- The Good Immigrant Student
- A Diverse Fighting Force
- Immigrants Who Made Real Good - Photo Gallery
- Cultural Competence Required in Today’s Economy

List of Past E-Journals
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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Dept. of Energy: "Climate VISION Progress Report" (2/13/08)

DOE Releases Climate VISION Progress Report 2007
Department of Energy, February 11, 2008
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Climate Vision 2007 Progress Report
Department of Energy, February 2008 (PDF, 78 p, 1.71 MB)
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"Climate VISION" website
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Second Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change (2/4/08)

Final Chairman's Summary: Second Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
White House Council on Environmental Quality
Honolulu, Hawaii, January 31, 2008
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Press Briefing by Council on Environmental Quality Chairman Jim Connaughton and Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky on the Second Major Economies Meeting
The White House, January 25, 2008
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Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
Department of State
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America.gov
Environment - Energy & Climate
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
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