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Small business owners in Georgia and South Carolina are the latest to gain access to Google's "Get Your Business Online" program. Launched in July, the program is designed to increase small businesses' online visibility . Google, along with its partners, will help small business owners build a free 3-page website; provide a free custom domain name and hosting...

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A state court ruled in favor of the zoning law that was passed by the upstate Town of Middlefield that prohibited heavy industry uses of land. More: Judge Upholds Hydrofracking Ban in Middlefield, N.Y.

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The California Supreme Court’s Applicant Evaluation and Nomination Committee is seeking qualified candidates to serve as State Bar Court Judges, effective November 1, 2012. Please see the attached Fact Sheet for further information and share ... Continue reading here: California – Attn Attnys – Application for State Bar Court Judge

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The Columbian – Thursday, February 23, 2012 SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle says a lawsuit challenging the public defense systems in the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington can proceed. Judge Robert Lasnik ... See more here: Challenge to cities’ public defenders can proceed

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 23, 2012) - National results indicate that tree cover in urban areas of the United States is declining at a rate of about 4 million trees per year, according to a U.S. Forest Service study published recently in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Read more: U.S. Urban Forests Losing Ground

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Brazil's government is fighting climate change with a special fund flush with cash from a tax on the country's oil industry. The money is to be distrubuted as loans to climate-friendly initiatives. Here is the original post: Oil tax funds climate projects in Brazil

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 23, 2012) - Birds in eastern North America are picking up the pace along their yearly migratory paths. The reason, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers, is rising temperatures due to climate change. More: Climate Change, Increasing Temperatures Alter Bird Migration Patterns

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ABIDJAN, Feb 24, 2012 (IPS) - Environmental groups in Côte d'Ivoire say the illegal logging and sale of wood from the African gum tree is exposing the north of the country to the encroaching desert. View post: Illicit Timber Trade Exposes the North to Drought

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Cinq ans après avoir jeté l'ancre, le Sedna IV et son chef de mission, le biologiste Jean Lemire, entameront bientôt une expédition de trois ans consacrée à la biodiversité. The rest is here: Le Sedna IV repart à l'aventure pour célébrer la biodiversité

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Soweto residents were taken on a wetland educational tour yesterday. This was part of the Gauteng chapter of the World Wetland Day celebrations. See the rest here: Soweto celebrates biodiversity