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The state of Alaska filed notice on Friday that it will appeal a federal judge's ruling upholding the listing of polar bears as a threatened species. Read the original here: Alaska Files Notice Of Appeal On Polar Bear Listing

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2011) - Preserving just 4 percent of the ocean could protect crucial habitat for the vast majority of marine mammal species, from sea otters to blue whales, according to researchers at Stanford University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. View post: Preserving 4 Percent of the Ocean Could Protect Most Marine Mammal Species, Study...

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Wildlife flocks back to waterways across England and Wales as new regulations have seen water quality improve dramatically More: Rivers the healthiest in a generation due to stricter pollution controls

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Dentists are offering free treatment to patients who oppose illegal logging. Stanley Johnson visits an award-winning clinic to find out more Continued here: How dentists are saving Borneo's rainforest

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Musanze - A local conservation organisation, Rwanda Afforestation Support Program (PAREF), has called upon local authorities to monitor public forests to avert degradation by encroachers. Read the rest here: Rwanda: Forest Cover On the Increase

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When it comes to weaning the world's motorists off their addiction to fossil fuel, few would have bet on finding part of the solution in the pungent depths of elephant droppings and a Swiss compost heap. See the article here: How elephants could solve the biofuel problem

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The London Stock Exchange is to welcome thousands of new worker drones next month, by introducing bees to its rooftop in the City. See original here: Stripe-suited workers create a new buzz at stock exchange

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August 29, 2011 The SAFE California Campaign announced today a ballot initiative for the 2012 general election to replace California’s death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. The initiative would convert death penalty sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. “The death penalty system in California is broken and there is growing...

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Crime Lab Confidential: DA and SFPD Withheld Damaging Memo About DNA Lab Failings SF Weekly – August 24, 2011 On Feb. 9, 2010, San Francisco residents Emon Brown and Joc Wilson were acquitted of all charges in a double murder trial that had lasted five months. The outcome was undoubtedly a relief to the two men and a...

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On August 26th, we blogged on the NLRB’s New Poster Requirement for 2011. We anticipate receiving many questions about this new requirement. In anticipation... See the original post here: Some Quick Answers on the New NLRA Posting