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San Francisco Bay View News – December 27, 2011 – by Larry Roberts San Francisco – A young man who was accused of the theft of an iPhone was acquitted recently, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff ... See original here: Acquittal in bizarre mistaken iPhone thief case

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Five hundred tonnes of Christmas tree lights and at least 25m bags of plastic sweet wrappers, turkey coverings, drinks bottles and broken toys will be thrown away by UK homes this Christmas and new year. But only a tiny proportion of this waste will be recycled. Go here to read the rest: Global hunger for plastic packaging leaves...

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The overuse and waste of valuable natural resources is threatening to produce a fresh economic crisis, the European Union's environment chief has warned. Link: EU warns wasting environmental resources could spark new recession

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[NEW DELHI] The global push towards a 'green economy' risks being hijacked by large corporate monopolies trying to gain control over natural resources, a report has warned. Originally posted here: Corporate monopolies 'may dominate green economy'

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More elephant tusks were seized in 2011 than in any year since 1989, when the ivory trade was banned, international wildlife trade group Traffic says. See the rest here: Elephant poaching: 'Record year' for ivory seizures

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2011 was designated as "Year of the Forests" by the United Nations. While there was relatively little progress on intergovernmental forest protection programs during the year, a lot happened elsewhere. Below is a look at some of the biggest tropical forest-related news stories for 2011. Read more: The year in review for rainforests

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One of the biggest citizen-science projects ever conducted concludes this monthafter five years of data collection. The wealth of information gathered will help researchers to understand how climate change is affecting forests. View post: Citizen scientists' climate-impact survey wraps up

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A brainless and faceless fish was one of 15 rare species discovered during a series of marine surveys this year. Read the original here: Rare species discovered under water

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Four new sharks-including a "rapier wielding" sawshark-are among 140 new species discovered by California Academy of Sciences researchers in 2011, the institution announced in December. Read the original post: "Rapier Wielding" Shark Among New Species Found in 2011

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BERLIN, Dec 29, 2011 (Tierramérica) - For the last ten years, environmentalists and marine biologists have repeatedly warned that the world's tuna populations, and particularly bluefin tuna, are being overfished to the verge of extinction. Visit link: Tuna Fisheries Must Make Short-Term Sacrifices