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Lassen County Times, Aug. 23, 2011 — When Assembly Bill 109 goes into effect Oct. 1, it does not mean a mass of state inmates will be released into the county jails. Lassen County Sheriff Dean Growdon said, “A lot of people believe on Oct. 1 the prison is going to release a lot of people.” He said inmates...

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As strange as it may seem, Facebook job recruiting may become the new wave of the future. Social media recruiting efforts are on the rise, with some businesses not only turning to Facebook but to other social media platforms like Twitter . Most candidates and employers might be wary of using Facebook for their recruitment efforts. After all,...

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Things aren't going so well for Here Comes the Bride, a New Jersey bridal shop featured last week on Free Enterprise when its manager refused to sell a wedding dress to Alix Genter on the grounds that she is marrying another woman. As a result of the widespread media attention, hundreds of outraged citizens posted nasty reviews on...

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Since 9/11, the CIA has blurred the line between foreign and domestic intelligence gathering operations despite a law that makes it illegal for the CIA to engage in any domestic surveillance.

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A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) examines how the Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) program has succeeded in stabilizing wildlife while improving agriculture in the Luangwa Valley. View original post here: Innovative program saves wildlife, protects forests, and fights poverty in Africa

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If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Continue reading here: Poverty and National Parks: Decade-Long Study Finds Surprising Relationship

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Forests could increasingly act as a backbone of sustainable economies. Companies that recognise this can advance their own bottom line, and help ensure that forests thrive Visit link: The forest companies of the future

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Billions of tons of carbon trapped in high-latitude permafrost may be released into the atmosphere by the end of this century as Earth's climate changes, further accelerating global warming, a new computer modeling study indicates. Read more here: Permafrost Could Release Vast Amounts of Carbon and Accelerate Climate Change by End of Century

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Few would dispute the need to mobilise funds to support developing countries in dealing with the effects of climate change. Link: Climate Change: Learning the Lessons of the Past 50 Years: analysis

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Ambitious multimedia art project will bring together works from high-profile musicians, writers and poets inspired by extinct birds Read this article: Ghosts of Gone Birds: exhibition enlists artists to save endangered species