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The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday passed a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that unfairly forces employers to hire a predecessor’s employees and ensures continued... See more here: Senate Committee Passes Job Killer Mandate

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If you're thinking about where to start your business, you might want to consider what industry you're in. Then, you might consider relocating to the hot hub for your business industry , as named by The Wall Street Journal . Relocating or starting your business at one of these "hubs" can come with some advantages. Depending on where...

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A New York Times Freedom of Information Act request revealed that the FBI opened assessments into 82,325 people over the last two years.

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Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Staff Writer (08-22) 15:52 PDT Sacramento — The state Assembly unanimously approved a bill Monday that would force law enforcement officers to secure a warrant before they can search the contents of a cell phone. The measure has changed slightly since it was approved by the state Senate last month…[Full story at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/22/BABR1KQFL7.DTL&tsp=1 ] Continue...

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For the first time in its 12-year history the Competition Tribunal has granted NGOs the authority to intervene in a proposed merger under its consideration. Original post: Tribunal allows two NGOs to intervene

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(Reuters) - A rotten stench hung over a 60-mile stretch of Louisiana's Pearl River as boats trawled through thick layers of hundreds of thousands of dead fish, and sweating workers bent to scoop the carcasses from the water. Read the original: Louisiana paper mill spill causes massive fish kill

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 21, 2011) - An international team of researchers, including physical oceanographers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has confirmed the presence of a deep-reaching ocean circulation system off Iceland that could significantly influence the ocean's response to climate change in previously unforeseen ways. See more here: Newly Discovered Icelandic Current Could Change North Atlantic Climate...

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LONDON - The EU could yet table a proposal that would throw the beleaguered Kyoto Protocol a lifeline and secure the future of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) beyond 2012, government negotiators and observers have told Point Carbon News. Read more: EU may propose plan to extend Kyoto: report

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ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs, WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals have submitted a petition to the United States National Marine Fisheries Service to list four skate species as "threatened" or "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act. Read the original post: Call for skates to be listed under Endangered Species Act

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NAGPUR: The Maharashtra government will soon introduce the concepts of 'tree credit' and 'village forests' to improve green cover in the state. Both initiatives will be implemented by the social forestry department (SFD). More: Govt plans tree credits, village forests to improve green cover