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The Sacramento Bee – Oct. 28, 2011 Even as Gov. Jerry Brown announced his plan Thursday to reduce pension benefits for public employees across the state, its prospects of passing intact appeared dim. California’s powerful labor interests ... Link: Jerry Brown’s pension package faces skeptical Legislature

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It's Halloween weekend. How will you handle the holiday in your workplace? Some employers get into the spirit of things and allow employees to... View post: HR Beware! Halloween Is in the Air

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Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. Selecting an attorney for your business is one of the most important decisions a small business owner can make. Yet, when speaking with small business owners, I find that few know how to select the right attorney for their business. There are a lot of different variables. But, at a minimum,...

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In 1968, distinguished anthropologist Roy Rappaport wrote a seminal publication of human ecology: "Pigs for the Ancestors: Rituals in the Ecology of a New Guinea People" which integrated cultural ritual with the necessity of maintaining pre-existing relationships with the environment. Originally posted here: Losing our pigs and our ancestors: threats to the livelihoods and environment of Papua New...

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Federal wildlife officials on Wednesday issued a final ruling designating about 140 square miles of critical habitat for endangered black abalone along the California coast. Here is the original post: Protection zone established for endangered black abalones

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A chance meeting at the 2011 1000 Islands Wine and Food Festival has vaulted Brockville sculptor Terry Schaub into some rarefied territory. Original post: Little things, big impact for local sculptor

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Beyond the headlines from the UN population report lies a clear message: consumption is still a far bigger threat to the planet Continue reading here: Population is just a sidekick to the real big baddie - consumption

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Nairobi, Kenya - The role of forests in providing timber and other wood products must not overshadow their important contribution to feeding many of the world's poorest communities, a group of international forest organizations and secretariats said Wednesday The rest is here: FAO: Forests, potential solution to fight against hunger

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It is definitely celebration time for environment stakeholders especially the Federal Ministry of Environment now that Nigeria has been granted the green light to benefit from the $4 million (N600 million using official rate) from the United Nations (UN) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) programme. Go here to see the original: Now That the Nation...

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PERTH, Australia, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Of the species of life on Earth that will be affected by global warming, seaweeds in our oceans may be especially vulnerable, Australian scientists say Read the original: Seaweeds said vulnerable to climate change