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SAN FRANCISCO-A mantra that has driven global negotiations on carbon dioxide emissions for years has been that policy-makers must prevent warming of more than two degrees Celsius to prevent apocalyptic climate outcomes. And, two degrees has been a point of no return, a limit directly or indirectly agreed to by negotiators at international climate talks. Read the original:...

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DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 6 , 2011 (IPS) - The goal of a comprehensive and binding agreement may be beyond the reach of the 17th United Nations climate change negotiations, says the organisation's secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. The rest is here: Comprehensive Agreement Beyond Reach

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Two Indonesian plantation companies have signed an agreement to train workers not to kill or injure orangutans and other protected species. More here: Palm oil, pulp companies commit to zero-tolerance policy for orangutan killing

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced in late November that it received enough H-1B petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2012 to reach... Read more: H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2012

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It seems that the House and the Senate are gridlocked when it comes to whether or not the government should extend the payroll tax cut holiday . Democrats had originally proposed extending the payroll tax cut to employers, which might have helped some business owners. For now, it seems that they've scratched that plan . But, Republicans are...

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Google Plus for businesses has finally opened its doors. The world's most visited website has

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December 5, 2011 – The Sacramento Bee Everybody knows that voters don’t like tax increases, which spells trouble for the ballot initiative that Gov. Jerry Brown submitted Monday to raise nearly $7 billion in taxes. Hoping ... Read the rest here: California Government: Gov. Brown pitches for more taxes

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Suppressors—Good for Our Hearing...and The Shooting Sports See more here: Suppressors—Good for Our Hearing...and The Shooting Sports

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Applications are currently being accepted for Associate Deputy Public Defender, the entry-level attorney position in the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office. Salary range is $73,611 – $111,113. Register and complete an Application on-line at http://www.acgov.org/hrs/

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We will start our seminars this week beginning in Emeryville for HR 101: Intro to HR Administration on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. This is... Here is the original post: CalChamber's Live Seminars Start This Week