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Drilling Down: Layman’s Guide to Lease Terms
Lawyers and consumer advocates say that leases often contain or lack fine print that landowners should not overlook in signing leases. Read this article: Drilling Down: Layman’s Guide to Lease Terms
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Dec
Campaign to repeal California death penalty nets nearly $1.2 million
November 30, 2011 A group seeking to ask California voters to repeal the death penalty has netted nearly $1.2 million in recent weeks to aid its drive to qualify for the 2012 ballot. The contributions, made to ... Original post: Campaign to repeal California death penalty nets nearly $1.2 million
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Dec
NLRB Approves Controversial Union Election Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted today to proceed with a controversial election rule despite strong dissent from one member of the board.... Visit link: NLRB Approves Controversial Union Election Rule
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Dec
US-Nepal hybrid maize project runs into criticism
[KATHMANDU] Uncertainty hangs over a proposed partnership between US and Nepalese scientists to promote hybrid maize in the Himalayan country, after the project sparked local concerns over the potential loss of traditional local varieties and weak biotechnology regulation. Link: US-Nepal hybrid maize project runs into criticism
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Dec
Carbon debt for some biofuels lasts centuries
It has long been known that biofuels release greenhouse gas emissions through land conversion like deforestation. Read more here: Carbon debt for some biofuels lasts centuries
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Dec
Kyoto Protocol and Climate Fund on Shaky Ground
DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 1, 2011 (IPS) - Just a few days into the United Nations climate change negotiations, deep divides on the conference's key issues have arisen. Serious doubts about the adoption of the Green Climate Fund have cropped up, while a second period of the Kyoto- Protocol looks more and more unlikely Read the rest here:...
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Dec
COP 17 must serve best interests of people: Manuel
Minister in the Presidency, Trevor Manuel, says leaders at COP 17 must serve the best interest of the people and not of their egos. Manuel was speaking at the launch of a COP 17 legacy project called "The Living Beehive" at the Botanical Gardens in Durban today. More here: COP 17 must serve best interests of people: Manuel
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Dec
UN Climate Forest Conservation Spawns ‘Carbon Piracy’ in Peru
DURBAN, South Africa, November 30, 2011 (ENS) - A new UN-backed effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests by paying communities to leave the trees standing is undermining the rights of indigenous peoples in Peru, leading to "carbon piracy" and land conflicts, finds a new report issued today by Peruvian indigenous organizations and...
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Dec
IP presents ‘barriers to climate action’
This week's UN climate conference needs to tackle the contentious issue of intellectual property, which could prevent poor countries getting access to clean technology, says one Australian lawyer. More here: IP presents 'barriers to climate action'
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Dec
Loss of bio-diversity affects everyone
WINDHOEK - Namibian award-winning environmental journalist, Absalom Shigwedha, said the key to effectively reporting biodiversity, is the ability for journalists to show people they are part of the process, reliant on its riches and deeply affected by its loss. Originally posted here: Loss of bio-diversity affects everyone
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