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The world's only legally binding forum against desertification announced on Tuesday its roadmap, dubbed the Changwon Initiative, renewing 194 countries' commitment to land regeneration. Read more here: Forum agrees on plans for land management

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Some scientists believe that dark clouds loom over the future of sea turtles as global warming continues to impact Earth. Excerpt from: Researchers discover sea turtles tolerant to heat

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There seems little possibility that next month's climate summit in Durban will produce an emissions reduction agreement -- meaning the world will soon lack any binding CO2 targets. Europe may soon find itself alone in the fight against global warming. Go here to see the original: The Death of the Kyoto Process

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THOSE unconvinced-and those seeking to unconvince others-of the reality of man-made global warming often point to the changeable behaviour of the sun as an alternative hypothesis. Excerpt from: Chilling out in the winter sun

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LUJÁN DE CUYO, Argentina, Oct 19, 2011 (Tierramérica) - Even slight changes in temperature can have a serious impact on the quality of wine, whose production is closely intertwined with the particular qualities of local soils and microclimates. View original post here: Argentine Wine Industry Prepares for Global Warming

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WASHINGTON, Oct 18, 2011 (IPS) - The year 2010 endured 950 natural disasters, 90 percent of which were weather-related and cost the global community well over 130 billion dollars. Visit link: Climate Solutions Need Strong Decision-Making

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On October 3, 2011, the Azusa City Council voted to pass on first reading a proposed ordinance which would amend various sections of Chapter 88 of the Azusa Municipal Code and place onerous new restrictions on firearm vendors. If enacted, the proposed ordinance ("Code Amendment 233") would, among other things, amend the City of Azusa’s Development Code to...

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On August 31, 2011 the California Rifle and Pistol Foundation ("CRPA Foundation") and the National Rifle Association filed amicus briefs in support of appellants in Richards v. Prieto, who have challenged California’s regulatory scheme governing the issuance of permits to carry concealed firearms ("CCW permits") and Yolo County policies for its (non)-issuance of permits to residents seeking to...

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In a major legal victory, a federal judge today ruled in favor of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and threw a lawsuit filed by the environmental group, Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) out of US District Court in Phoenix, Arizona.. Safari Club International had joined the case as a "friend...

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In a win for property owners, the California Supreme Court found that property owners who hire contractors to work on their property, and who delegate the duty to the contractor to keep the jobsite safe, can be immune from suit from injured employees of the contractor, even where the injury was due to a failure by the owner...