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May
MEST Expresses satisfaction for the Passage of Biosafety Bill into Law
The Ministry of Environment Science and Technology (MEST) has expressed satisfaction about the passage of the Biosafety Bill into law which received Presidential assent on December 31, 2011. Read more from the original source: MEST Expresses satisfaction for the Passage of Biosafety Bill into Law
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May
Man with plunger tries to rob NY bank
San Francisco Chronice – May 9, 2012 – Utica, N.Y. (AP) Police say a 49-year-old man tried to rob a central New York bank armed with a toilet plunger. Utica police tell local media outlets that Lawrence ... Link: Man with plunger tries to rob NY bank
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May
Panel drops 2 controversial diagnoses in new psychiatric manual
The New York Times/MSNBC News – By Benedict Carey – May 9, 2012 In a rare step, doctors on a panel revising psychiatry’s influential diagnostic manual have backed away from two controversial proposals that would have ... Read this article: Panel drops 2 controversial diagnoses in new psychiatric manual
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May
San Diego County proposes $4.77 billion budget – Plan would increase spending on health programs and public safety
San Diego Union-Tribune – May 8, 2012 – San Diego County proposed a $4.77 billion budget Tuesday, down from this year’s $4.86 billion plan despite increasing spending on public safety and health services. Overall, the spending ... Follow this link: San Diego County proposes $4.77 billion budget – Plan would increase spending on health programs and public safety
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May
California: Compromise Ends Battle Over Development
After decades of fights, California’s chief coastal regulator approved a scaled-back development plan on Wednesday by a Clint Eastwood-backed group on a swath of real estate covered by rare Monterey pines. Continue reading here: California: Compromise Ends Battle Over Development
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May
Plastic trash altering ocean habitats, Scripps study shows
A 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the ocean is altering habitats in the marine environment, according to a new study led by a graduate student researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Continued here: Plastic trash altering ocean habitats, Scripps study shows
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May
South Asia gets climate-smart learning platform
A new learning platform aims to facilitate the sharing of 'climate-smart' agriculture practices that address growing concerns about food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation in South Asia. Go here to read the rest: South Asia gets climate-smart learning platform
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May
Not Always Safety in Numbers When It Comes to Extinction Risk
A basic tenet underpinning scientists' understanding of extinction is that more abundant species persist longer than their less abundant counterparts, but a new University of Georgia study reveals a much more complex relationship. View original post here: Not Always Safety in Numbers When It Comes to Extinction Risk
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May
Climate Change Threatens Crucial Marine Algae
Without major reductions in the use of fossil fuels, sunlight is to kill an unknown number of ocean phytoplankton, the planet's most important organism, a new study reports this week. The rest is here: Climate Change Threatens Crucial Marine Algae
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May
Domestic Honeybees Keep Disappearing, but Are Their Wild Cousins in Trouble, Too?
Is colony collapse disorder just the visible part of a "global pollinator crisis"? The answer is surprisingly murky. To help answer the question, scientists have created an inexpensive, nationwide wild bee monitoring program Read the original here: Domestic Honeybees Keep Disappearing, but Are Their Wild Cousins in Trouble, Too?
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