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By Isolde Raftery, msnbc.com California voters will decide whether to abolish the death penalty this November, the San Jose Mercury News reported. A group in favor of doing away with the nation’s largest death row gathered ... See the rest here: California voters to consider ending capital punishment

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April 23, 2012 04:12 pm – Sabrina Ambler, MML News Reporter Sacramento, CA — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today released a plan to…[for full story: http://defender411.us/IkHVUG ] Go here to see the original: New California Prison System Plan

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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times – April 23, 2012, 6:55 p.m. California is set for a major debate on the death penalty following qualification Monday of a November ballot measure that would replace capital punishment ... See the rest here: Measure that would end death penalty in California qualifies for ballot

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Washington: Diversity is the mammal's best defense when it comes to adapting climatic changes. Read more here: Diversity 'helped mammals to survive over deep time'

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2012) - Periodic outbreaks of bark beetles can cause annual losses of millions of dollars and pose serious challenges for forest managers, and the suppression of outbreaks is particularly difficult and expensive. Continue reading here: Bark Beetle Management and Ecology in Southern Pine Forests

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Governments from more than 90 countries have agreed to establish an independent panel of scientists to assess the very latest research on the state of the planet's fragile ecosystems. View post: World governments establish biodiversity panel

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ST. LOUIS - Four of the world's leading botanical institutions have started a catalog of every plant on the globe, with plans to make the inventory of at least 400,000 species available for free online by 2020. Read more here: 4 top US, British botanical institutions plan online catalog of world's 400,000 or more plants

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 24, 2012 (Tierramérica) - Innovating and stepping up the pressure on governments are the bywords for civil society participation in the run-up to Rio+20, a conference with the ambitious goal of changing the way humankind relates with the planet. See the original post here: Civil Society Determined to Have an Impact on Río+20

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OTTAWA - For endangered species, it pays to be a large mammal with sad eyes that cuddles its babies. Glamorous animals, big predators and, above all, the extremely cute and fuzzy stand a chance of getting people to protect them and their habitats. Read the rest here: Too cute to die? Experts say we're too selective about species...

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Thousands of scientists from 67 countries have called for an international agreement to close the Arctic high seas to commercial fishing until research reveals more about the freshly exposed waters. Read more: Scientists call for no-fishing zone in Arctic waters