ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Landowners along New York's southern border who support natural gas drilling are cheered by reports that the Cuomo administration is considering allowing hydraulic fracturing on a limited basis in towns that want it, though opponents call the idea "shameful." BLOG POSTS  | Donald L. Sparks: Tipping Point
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Next week at Rio+20 can be an important moment for leaders from across the world to join Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in supporting sustainable energy as the essential precondition to sustainable development, mitigation of climate change and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. |  | David Wallinga, M.D.: Obesity vs. Superbugs: Who Wins When the Food System Fails?
Between public health epidemics costing the taxpayers tens of billions per year, there really is no winner. Who among us would wish a future for our children where they're crippled by fat or risk death from an ear infection? |  | Dr. Reese Halter: Exploring the Outdoors, Crucial for Healthy Eyes
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With Rio+20 on the immediate horizon, and a focus on water, energy and food, water will be an issue that world and business leaders are likely to find absorbed into their agendas - and rightly so. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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