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The California State Auditor presents this audit report covering the operations of the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA). This report concludes that although one of its primary responsibilities is to offer inmates the opportunity to develop effective work habits and occupational skills, CALPIA cannot determine the impact it makes on post-release inmate employability because it lacks reliable data....

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An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and National Public Radio (NPR) revealed that the Mall of America runs a suspicious activity reporting (SAR) program that violates innocent shoppers’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.

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KATHMANDU, Sep 7, 2011 (IPS) - Learning a lesson from crop failures attributed to climate change, Nepal's women farmers are discarding imported hybrid seeds and husbanding hardier local varieties in cooperative seed banks. Continued here: Nepali Women Sow a Secure Future

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Honey that contains traces of pollen from genetically modified crops needs special authorization before it can be sold, the European Union's top court said Tuesday, in a judgment that could have widespread consequences on the bloc's policy on genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Original post: EU court puts limits on modified honey

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Kampala- Scientists, policy makers and other groups working to advance biotechnology science for national development have formed an association to add momentum in their push for the Biotechnology and Biosafety law. Read this article: Scientists join lobby for biotechnology law

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Everybody travels and everybody stays at hotels one time or another but travelling comes with a steep carbon as well as water footprint. For example, every day you stay at a hotel, you might burn enough fossil fuels to release more than 33 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Link: Hotel Chains Standardize Carbon Accounting

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that visiting Pacific nations threatened by rising seas had reinforced his belief that climate change was real and posed a genuine threat to humanity. More here: Pacific shows climate change a reality: UN chief

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NORTH LAKHIMPUR, India (AlertNet) - In the days of yore, farmers forecast the weather by looking at the behaviour of birds. "When sparrows bathe in the dust, it rains," they would say. But as climate change alters weather patterns in northeast India, it is changing traditional knowledge - and threatening local birds that long have helped farmers control...

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(Reuters) - What do flood prevention in Nepal, wildlife preservation in Namibia and reef fishing in Indonesia have to do with the U.S. budget? Global conservation programs like these have all gotten help from the U.S. government, . Read the rest here: World environment programs in budget crosshairs

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Both the woodpecker and the willow tit were widespread 40 years ago, but every year since 1970 their populations have declined so they are now in grave danger. Read more from the original source: Woodland birds join extinction danger list