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Nannette Miranda – SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) — The governor’s prison plan for thousands of inmates to be released early is under fire. Assembly Republicans have created a slick video hitting Gov. Jerry Brown hard on the potential threat to public safety. The ad said, “It is likely that many state felons will be granted early release.” The ad...

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. DUI Trial Essentials: The Questions That Must Be Asked of Both Sides – Donald Bartell, Attorney at Law, Riverside, California Originally presented on June 4, 2011 at the Annual CPDA Two-Day DUI Defense Institute in Monterey, California Also, if you’d prefer, here’s the link to download the ...

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“Scenes of a Crime” explores a nearly 10-hour interrogation that culminates in a disputed confession, and an intense, high-profile child murder trial in New York state. “SCENES OF A CRIME” investigates police interrogation and false confession in a unique way: through close examination of 10 hours video showing detectives confronting a murder suspect. Sociologist Prof. Richard Ofshe, Ph.D.,...

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. DMV and Protecting a Client’s Privilege to Drive —-> Virginia Landry, Attorney at Law, Irvine, California Originally presented on June 4, 2011 at the Annual CPDA Two-Day DUI Defense Institute in Monterey, California Also, if you’d prefer, here’s the link to download the  mp3 AUDIO version of...

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Environmental authorities say up to 2,000 hammerhead, Galápagos and whale sharks were slaughtered for their fins See original here: Shark massacre reported in Colombian waters

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2011) - Rivers and streams in the United States are releasing substantially more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to researchers publishing their results in the current issue of the journal Nature Geoscience. Link: U.S. Rivers and Streams Saturated With Carbon

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Last week the International Journal of Myriapodology published the first population genetic study of cave millipedes. This research highlights an important challenge in the conservation of cave biodiversity - that for many species caves are 'islands' of habitat that support isolated and genetically distinct populations. Originally posted here: Genetic study of cave millipedes reveals isolated populations and ancient...

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CHANGWON, South Korea, Oct 19, 2011 (IPS) - Yacouba Sawadogo, a peasant farmer from Burkina Faso, is known as the "man who stopped the desert." But when he first tried to save his arid land from desertification by planting the trees that have since grown into a 15-hectare forest, people in his village thought he was mad. Link:...

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ACCRA, Oct 19, 2011 (IPS) - As streams dry out, groundwater levels dwindle, and forests and other vegetation yield to droughts or sever storms, women who live their lives in the rural areas of Ghana have to spend more time and energy finding water and food for their families. See the original post: The Woes of Women Amid...

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Report says refugees forced to leave homes by weather caused by global warming may end up in even worse afflicted areas Link: Climate change could trap hundreds of millions in disaster areas, report claims