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The San Francisco Chronicle – Wyatt Buchanan – Monday, May 14, 2012 (05-14) 18:06 PDT Sacramento — Gov. Jerry Brown proposed significant cuts to state courts and state worker pay – including reducing state employees’ work ... See the original post here: California – Brown’s proposal: a 4-day week for state workers

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The Sacramento Bee – May 14, 2012 – The reaction to Gov. Jerry brown’s budget plan is rolling in. Here’s a sampling from prepared releases…[for full story: http://defender411.us/KIAMOS ] See the original post: Lawmakers, others react to Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget revision

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The Mercury News – May 14, 2012 – By Howard Mintz A law-and-order organization on Monday asked a state appeals court to bump a measure off the November ballot that would repeal California’s death penalty, arguing ... See the original post: Bump California death penalty measure from November ballot, group says

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May 14, 2012 – Below is a ink to a Sacramento Bee sponsored link http://www.scribd.com/doc/93510321/Gov-Jerry-Brown-s-May-budget-revision-summary-2012-2013#download Read the original post: Governor’s May Budget Revision – Detailed Summary

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Philippines: Local chief executives of three southern towns in Cebu signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 Tuesday for the establishment of the proposed 15,000-hectare Nug-as Forest-Palinpinon Range-Mount Lantoy New Conservation Areas in the Philippines Project (NewCAPP). More here: MOA For Biodiversity Conservation Signed

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According to a new report by Greenpeace, top U.S. car companies such as Ford, General Motors, and Nissan are sourcing pig iron that has resulted in the destruction of Amazon rainforests, slave labor, and land conflict with indigenous tribes. See the original post here: U.S. car manufacturers linked to Amazon destruction, slave labor

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ScienceDaily (May 15, 2012) - A new report published May 14 by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), provides key information for policy makers and business managers on how to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. See more here: A Practical Guide to Green Products and Services

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Swelling population, mass migration to cities, increasing energy use and soaring CO2 emissions squeeze planet's resources Original post: Earth's environment getting worse, not better, says WWF ahead of Rio+20

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GENEVA, May 15, 2012 (IPS) - The new WWF Living Planet Report warns of a significant decline in biodiversity, particularly in low-income countries, and a huge increase in the ecological footprint of high-income countries. Read the rest here: "We Are Living As If We Had One and a Half Planets"

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A new study from the University of California, Davis, provides a deeper understanding of the complex global impacts of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions. Read more here: Forest-sourced biofuel is bad for the environment, new study warns