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BERLIN, May 16, 2012 (IPS) - The decision by the European Parliament (EP) to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations. Read the rest here: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit

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Some species emerged unusually early due to the warm March while others have been hit by April deluge, conservationists say Read more from the original source: Spring weather baffles butterflies

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Ruger Raises $1.2 Million for the NRA View post: Ruger Raises $1.2 Million for the NRA

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When it comes to food, many people usually have one specialty they believe they make better than anyone else. But making the jump to selling it isn't as easy as just having a good product. Whether it's a sandwich or Beef Wellington, figuring out how to start a homemade food business is not without its legal risks. So...

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Pocono Record (Pennsylvania) – May 17, 2012 What a shame that Pennsylvania still has the death penalty. However people feel about the moral justification for execution, it means taxpayers must pay through the nose for people like ... Link: Editorial: The death penalty costs taxpayers more than life in the klink

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Last month, three Guarani communities, the local Argentine government of Misiones, and the UK-based NGO World Land Trust forged an agreement to create a nature reserve connecting three protected areas in the fractured, and almost extinct, Atlantic Forest. See the article here: Indigenous group and NGO establish crucial corridor in vanishing Atlantic Forest

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Chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Florida researchers said. Excerpt from: USF study: Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems

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Earth's ecosystems keep soaking up more carbon as greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, new measurements find. Go here to read the rest: Natural sinks still sopping up carbon

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ScienceDaily (May 16, 2012) - Black carbon aerosols and tropospheric ozone, both humanmade pollutants emitted predominantly in the Northern Hemisphere's low- to mid-latitudes, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics further poleward in that hemisphere, new research by a team of scientists shows. Read the original: Humanmade Pollutants May Be Driving Earth's Tropical Belt Expansion: May...

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Mr. Kwame Dei Asamoah-Okyere, Head of the Biosafety Unit of the Food and Drugs Board, on Wednesday called for a speedy implementation of administrative structures for the smooth implementation of Ghana's biosafety law. Read the rest here: Expert calls for expedition of the implementation of Biosafety Law