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HRWatchdog blogged a couple of days ago that employers keep running into social media trouble. Perhaps the single biggest trouble spot is disciplinary actions.... Read more here: Updated CalChamber Social Media White Paper

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Ruger Announces “I Took the Challenge Contest” More: Ruger Announces “I Took the Challenge Contest”

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(Reuters) - European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield and pest-resistant crops. See the original post: Analysis: EU farmers lose out as consumers oppose GMOs

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Michael Mann reveals his account of attacks by entrenched interests seeking to undermine his 'hockey stick' graph Read the original here: The inside story on climate scientists under siege

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BRIDGETOWN, Feb 17, 2012 (IPS) - Like most of its neighbours in the English-speaking Caribbean, Barbados's main economic asset is its coastal zone. See the original post: Barbados Looks to Beaches as First Line of Defence

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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- As many as 2,500 different bird species could go extinct due to climate change, a biologist in Utah said. More here: Climate change threatens tropical birds

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WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday it will contribute $12 million to a six-country initiative to fight against climate change by low-cost programs, such as promoting clean cooking stoves. See the original post: US leads low-cost bid to curb global warming pollutants

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Apparently, humans aren't the only species whose relationships can suffer from stress. According to new research, birds living in unpredictable climates are more likely to "cheat" on their feathered partners. View post: Climate Change Increases Mate-Swapping in Birds

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More than 400,000 hectares (1 million acres) of land - including 350,000 hectares of peatland - in Indonesian New Guinea lost their protected status during a November 2011 revision of Indonesia's moratorium on new forest concessions, reports a new analysis by Greenomics-Indonesia, a Jakarta-based NGO. Read more here: More than 1 million acres of New Guinea forest cut...

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Match-tip tiny, Brookesia micra (juvenile pictured) is the smallest of four new chameleon species found on the African island country of Madagascar. With an average adult length of just over an inch (2.9 centimeters) from snout to tail, B. micra is among the tiniest reptiles in the world. Read the original post: ictures: Miniature Chameleons Discovered-Fit on Match...