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Traversing the jungle in hope of spotting an orangutan is a trip highlight for many tourists who venture to North Sumatra. Read the original post: The Green Way to See Sumatra's Orangutans

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Will to Keep Hunting Helps Amputee Walk Again View original post here: Will to Keep Hunting Helps Amputee Walk Again

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The Internet presents a variety of risks for companies, including systems crashes, hacking attacks, security breaches, and the mishandling of private information. While companies should do all they can as a matter of policy, practice and technology to prevent such risks from coming to fruition, there is no such thing as perfect prevention. Accordingly, as a backstop, companies...

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New York, NY: Fifty-five percent of American adults support legalizing marijuana, up from 52 percent in 2010, according to the results of a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll. Pollsters conducted an online survey of a representative national sample of 1,003 American adults. A solid majority , including 63 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of Independents, said...

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Tel Aviv, Israel: The Israeli government on Sunday acknowledged the therapeutic utility of cannabis and announced newly amended guidelines governing the state-sponsored production and distribution of medical cannabis to Israeli patients. A prepared statement posted Monday on the website of office of the Israeli Prime Minister states: "The Cabinet today approved arrangements and supervision regarding the supply of...

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By almost any standard Shell is a huge company. With revenues of over $375 billion, it's ranked number 2 in the Fortune Global 500. On an earnings basis, its 2010 profits of $20 billion - up 60% from the previous year - puts it as number 5 in earnings worldwide. Read more here: Can Shell become a biodiversity-positive...

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As more and more people demand companies to become sustainable and environmentally conscious, many corporations are at a loss of how to begin making the changes necessary. See the original post: Taking corporate sustainability seriously means changing business culture

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WINDHOEK - Namibian authorities have decided to implement the Biosafety Act and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, to which it is a party. Follow this link: Namibia to implement biosafety regulations

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(Reuters Life!) - Scientists from the Geological Survey will embark next week on an expedition to monitor acidification trends in the Arctic Ocean linked to carbon emissions, the agency said. Follow this link: Scientists to track acidification in Arctic Ocean

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 11, 2011 (Reuters) - Atmospheric levels of methane, 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat, stayed steady for two decades to 2006 on wider fertilizer use to grow rice or a surge in natural gas demand, according to two separate studies in the journal Nature. More: Climate scientists shine new light on...