Environmentalists go on about the loss of endangered species and degraded coral reefs. But we barely mention people – nature’s biggest beneficiaries. ?This Earth Day, let’s put human well-being at the center of things, and make explicit the value of nature to our everyday lives.
Record-breaking temperatures and dry weather in spring last year led to an increase in the numbers of many species of rare butterfly, a study suggests.
Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines, April 19 (UPI) — A Pinsker’s Hawk-Eagle chick hatched at a wildlife center in the Philippines is the first example of the species to be born in captivity, conservationists say.
Plan to increase numbers of highly endangered species from 50 to 75 over five years
The California Supreme Court finally issued its long-awaited ruling on the Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court case regarding the duty of employers to provide meal periods to employees. At the Court of Appeal level, the Brinker decision held favorably for employers that employers only had a duty to make meal periods available to employees, and that employers were not affirmatively required to ensure that the meal periods were actually taken by the employees. Brinker was certified for appeal to the California Supreme Court in 2008, and since that time, a half-dozen other appellate decisions – generally holding the same…
You know times are tough when even maids have to get naked for business. But start-ups can learn some valuable lessons from this nude maid service in Lubbock, Texas. Sometimes to make a successful business, all that’s required is adding a twist to a common service. But you have to be careful how far you take that twist. Case in point. The nude maid is making good money, but now she’s also facing heightened scrutiny from the police and possible fines. So what can you learn from her mistakes? A lot actually. First and foremost, before you venture down…
By Chris Macias – Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012 Learning to make pastries may have saved Martinez’s life, or at least spared him a stretch in the state penitentiary. In 2005, facing three felony charges, Martinez promised …
Bay City News Service – 04/18/2012 SAN FRANCISCO — A man who drove his SUV into the Bay in San Francisco’s Marina District last month with three teenage passengers inside was acquitted of reckless driving and …
NRA President David Keene Wraps-Up the 2012 Annual Meetings and Exhibits on NRA News
