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JOHANNESBURG, 2 April 2012 (IRIN) - People often use "coping" and "adapting" interchangeably in the context of disaster response - an issue the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) seeks to address in its new report. Read the original post: CLIMATE CHANGE: Coping versus adapting

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New studies show impact of BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster on dolphins and other marine wildlife may be far worse than feared See the rest here: Gulf's dolphins pay heavy price for Deepwater oil spill

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Car giant breaks off 20-year relationship with Heartland Institute in ongoing row over its role in questioning global warming Read more: General Motors pulls funding from climate sceptic thinktank Heartland

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The Stockton Record – March 31, 2012 – By Jennie Rodriguez-Moore STOCKTON – Patricia Mazzilli, San Joaquin County’s former chief of probation, has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown as executive director of the California Corrections ... See the original post: California Governor names San Joaquin County chief of probation to state post

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Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice – by Brian Heller de Leon On Thursday, March 22, 2012, the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety heard testimony on Governor Brown’s proposal to close California’s remaining youth correctional ... Read more: California Senate hears arguments for juvenile justice realignment

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by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County FULL CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES PC 667.6(c) provides for full consecutive sentences for sex crimes. Until Jessica’s Law was enacted, 667.6(c) said that the def. got a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/UpoXTklThqk/12-03-30_wc.mp3 Read more: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending March 30, 2012

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The Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of California is accepting applications for the position of Assistant Federal Public Defender in its San Jose and / or San Francisco office.The Federal Public Defender provides defense services ... See original here: Employment Opportunity – Assistant Federal Public Defender – San Jose / San Francisco Office

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The California Chamber of Commerce released its 2012 list of “Job Creator” legislation, identifying 31 bills that will help improve California’s job climate and... Read this article: CalChamber Announces List of Identified "Job Creator" Bills

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from all qualified persons for the position of Federal Public Defender (FPD) for the Eastern District of California. This position will be available on December ... View post: Federal Public Defender – Employment Opportunity – California Eastern District

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The California Supreme Court ruled that a school district can be found liable for the acts of its supervisors if the supervisors negligently hired,... See the rest here: Abuse Case Highlights Need for Good Selection Practices