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TORONTO - Imagine Ontario without a Canadian icon -- the maple leaf.That could become a reality within a decade if the governing Liberals don't get their act together to deal with significant threats to biodiversity, Ontario's environment watchdog warned Tuesday. Go here to see the original: Maple trees, biodiversity at risk in Ontario: watchdog

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[LONDON] The starting document for negotiations ahead of the Rio+20 summit ? the 'zero draft' ? contains more references to science than was expected by the scientific community, but still falls short on the specifics and avoids mentioning some critical, science-related issues. Visit link: Scientists scrutinise first draft of Rio+20 agreement

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LARGE tracts of Tasmanian native forest have secured legal protection from logging in the tortuous process aimed at ending the state's forests dispute. Read the original post: Landmark deal saves Tasmania's native forests

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ScienceDaily (Jan. 8, 2012) - The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the warmest since the initiation of worldwide climate measurements, and while localized studies have shown evidence of changes in mountain plant communities that reflect this warming trend, no study has yet taken a continental-scale view of the situation -- until now. See original here: European Mountain...

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ScienceDaily (Jan. 12, 2012) - Scientists have shown that a newly discovered molecule in Earth's atmosphere has the potential to play a significant role in off-setting global warming by cooling the planet. More here: Offsetting Global Warming: Molecule in Earth's Atmosphere Could 'Cool the Planet'

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GLOBAL warming may not be all doom and gloom - at least not for lizards.When lizard eggs are incubated at higher temperatures, smarter lizards are hatched from them, a report in the journal Biology Letters says. Continued here: Warm climate helps lizards scale new heights of intelligence

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Lilongwe - Smallholder farmers struggling with climate change in this southeast African nation are turning to trees to help their crops grow. Read more: Farmers Ease Climate Woes With Fertiliser Trees

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Nation of Change – Published: Thursday 12 January 2012 Ten years ago, Omar Deghayes and Morris Davis would have struck anyone as an odd pair. While they have never met, they now share a profound connection, ... Originally posted here: Guantanamo at 10: The Prisoner and the Prosecutor

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Today, we're in Long Beach preparing for tomorrow's HR 201: California Labor Law Update seminar. We still have a few spaces available for the... Visit link: CalChamber's Employment Law Experts Coming to a City Near You

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Denmark has offered to sell a chunk of land to Christiania, an alternative community in Copenhagen whose residents have been squatting there illegally for four decades. View post: Danish Squatters in Christiania Warily Try Ownership