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July 3, 2009
Animals and Animal Rights
Calgary papers reject ad opposing Stampede event, group says
California Bill Aimed at Preventing Cattle Cruelty Takes Step Forward
Namibian animal rights activist bids to stop seal slaughter
'Thumbs-up' for stance on animal rights
Chimpanzees learn from video demo
Religious Slaughter Safeguarded by EU
Settlement to require animal labs to post data
Tips for protecting animals during heat wave
3 indicted, 49 animals seized in Mich. dog fight ring
Simple ways to help animals in nature
Hearing set on procedures for BLM roundup
Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles
Latest tragedy highlights debate over pythons, other exotic animals
Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis
Pet python strangles US toddler
Child Labor and Abuse
A bid to eradicate child labour in Karnataka homes
Bill would add strength to child labor penalties
Helping to end child trafficking is in your hands
Somalia president accuses opposition of using 'child soldiers'
New Charges Threaten Congo Trial
NC Senate delays vote on child labor
The Dark Side of Your Sweet Treat
Govt 'approval' of child labour forces Cong to stage a walkout
Coral Reefs and Oceans
SA's CO2 levels 'very high'
Southern Ocean's Carbon Sink Diminishing Due to Ozone Hole
Coral Reef Protection Act To Go Into Effect July 1
Vanishing Seagrass: Important as Coral Reefs (But Way Less “Sexy”)
$3.3 million in federal stimulus money will help restore reefs
Plundering the oceans
State outlines ocean 'zoning'
Shell Oil Proposes New Arctic Ocean Drilling Plan
Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses
Saving coral reefs for the future
NOAA awards $3M to DEQ to protect Laolao coral
Fifty Coastal Restoration Projects Announced
Corporate News
New Rules Expected on Takeovers of Failed Banks
FDIC guidelines on private equity expected
Private equity re-enters race for troubled Vauxhall
AIG Holds First Shareholder Meeting Since Its Collapse
Retired From G.M. at 54. Pensionless at 74?
Ford US sales drop 10.7 percent in June (AP)
Jobs risk as Virgin cuts flights
Lear to File for Bankruptcy in Accord Giving Auto-Parts Maker $500 Million
GM to Hold `Garage Sale' for Hazardous Plants, Golf Course, Parking Lots
Morgan Stanley May Post Another Loss After Paying Back U.S. Bailout Funds
Porsche Loan Requests Are Likely to Fail, State Parliamentary Leader Says
Crime
Cybercrime Spreads on Facebook
NAFTA And The Drug Cartels: "A Deal Made In Narco Heaven ...
Police find 5 bodies, severed head in Mexico
Obama could send 1500 National Guard troops to Mexican border
Drug cartel tunnelers target US border town
Putin tells Russian casinos to cash in their chips
Top Mafia boss arrives in Italy
Madoff and a Measure of Justice
Government moves to staunch massive Medicare fraud
CITY OFFICIALS FIND 227 RIGGED GAS PUMPS
More Charges Likely In Madoff Investigation
Bad economy brings out scammers, crackdown
SEC lawyer raised alarm about Madoff: report
ACLU Says Government Used False Confessions
Lawsuit accuses Xe contractors of murder, kidnapping, child prostitution
Deforestation and Desertification
Conserving land & water
Industrial nations must tackle deforestation at Copenhagen, say MPs
U.S. to Forgive Indonesian Debt in Exchange for Conservation Plan
Brazil beef industry yields to Amazon criticism
Amazon squatter law fuels deforestation worries
Tackling Climate Change by Saving Forests
Brazil's development bank to require beef-tracking system to avoid illegal Amazon deforestation
Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened
Economy
Payrolls in U.S. Decline More Than Forecast; Unemployment Climbs to 9.5%
Coffers Empty, California Pays With I.O.U.’s
Sacramento's Homeless March For Land Rights
Risks, Benefits Of Securitization Under Scrutiny
States set to ring in Independence Day sans budget (AP)
U.S. Stocks, Commodities Retreat After Unemployment Data; Treasuries Gain
Thirty-Year Home Loans Drop to 5.32%, Easing Concern Fed Program Stalling
Oil shoots back above $70
Stocks Post Gains for Second Quarter
Job losses overshadow manufacturing recovery
Jobs data signals hurdles amid factory glimmer
Fannie, Freddie to Refinance Larger Underwater Loans
Fuel tax could be replaced with by-the-mile road tax
Stocks in U.S. Rise After S&P 500's Best Quarter Since 1998; Yum Advances
Manufacturing in U.S. Shrinks at Slower Pace in Sign Recession Is Easing
Banks Falling 24% Since May Foreshadow S&P 500 Decline as Builders Weaken
Consumers Show `Huge Interest' in U.S. Cash-for-Clunkers Plan, LaHood Says
June jobless rate seen rising to 9.6 percent
Credit Card Issuers Raising Rates Ahead of New Law
U.S. Employers Shed 467,000 Jobs in June
Manhattan Apartment Prices Slide 42% as Lehman, Bear Stearns Woes Hit Home
California: Financial Emergency; State Will Issue IOUs; Government Offices Will Reduce Employee Hours
Emerging Diseases
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
Risk of tuberculosis from arthritis medication examined
Human, baboon gene alters malaria effects
SRI LANKA: Rains raise fears of malaria setback
Closing pores 'trap malaria inside red blood cells'
New Flu Strain Causing Worry Among Pet Owners
Bird flu recurs in Quang Ninh province
Spain reports low path bird flu in ducks 30 Jun 2009
Over 3330 children treated dengue fever for first 6 months of this ...
Buenos Aires Declares a Swine Flu Emergency
Ebola infection blocked in cell experiment
More Swine Flu in African Countries Reported
Argentina: Health Minister Resigns Over Handling of Flu Cases
Delta confirms outbreak of polio in 5 LGs
U.S. may need 600M swine flu vaccine doses
Londoners Suffer Summer Wave of Influenza as Swine Flu Infections Mount
Swine flu outbreak suspected at Tel Hashomer military base
First swine flu death in London
Endangered Species
More than 800 wildlife species now extinct
Amur tigers on 'genetic brink'
Hi-tech puffins to monitor decline in seabird populations
Federal court rules against Forest Service management
California group pushes for Endangered Species activation
Gray wolf back on endangered list, for now
Malaysia Rescues Smuggled Baby Orangutans
Great Lakes wolves returning to endangered list
California otter population dips after years of recovery
Congo Gorilla Habitat Threatened by Soldiers
Garrett moves to save Christmas Island bat
Slaying Maltese Falcons, Rare Eagles Has Island's Birders Battling Hunters
Environment
Environmental Justice Advocates Testify: Repeal Bush-Era Hazardous ...
EPA to Let Calif. Set Own Auto Emissions Limits
GOP leaders, environmental groups square off over US energy policies
Environmental group gets funding to demolish 2 Patapsco dams
EPA Proposes New Standards for Large Ships
EPA proposes new one-hour NO2 standard in an effort to reduce respiratory illnesses
Dirty snow may bring green burst to mountain peaks
Earth's Most Prominent Rainfall Feature Creeping Northward
Study Advises Chinese Government To Change Fuel In Millions Of Households
Shipping Industry Must Use Cleaner Fuel, Says Court
World failing to halt biodiversity decline
U.S. Backs 2020 Emissions Peak for First Time, Group of Eight Draft Says
Oil Refiners Exxon, Valero Face New Curbs on Carcinogenic Gas Under Obama
Famine, Food Shortages, and Poverty
Invest in food crops to end starvation, states told
Alert: Late blight disease found on tomatoes at Home Depot
Potato Famine Fungus Found in Plattsburgh
Zimbabwe still facing food shortage - UN
How the Impending Food Shortage Will Impact Agriculture Stocks
Africa has enormous potential to produce more food but faces challenges
Indonesia's poverty rate falls - statistics bureau
One in six kids in SD fighting poverty
'Sacada' system in Negros causing extreme poverty and malnutrition
North Koreans going hungry as funds dry up, UN agency warns
Rescue Mission Meal Services Reflect Statewide Food Shortage
World Food Program Reports Difficulties in North Korea
NKorea food situation 'critical': UN
State still indifferent to tribals' woes
North Korean defectors face grueling journey to escape
Floods
Residents prepare to return to town as floods ease
Heavy Rains Trigger Flooding in Central Europe
Cattle losses amid ND floods, snow could hit $30M
Flood warnings issued in heatwave
Flood warning for South Wales after heatwave
Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Biotech, and Nanotech
GE Teams With Cloning Company Geron for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Cloned Meat Soon to Hit European Supermarkets
Look before you eat
Consultation on tighter GM rules
THEY won’t like it
Uganda: We May Not Be Ready for Genetically Modified Crops
Welsh Assembly proposes tough GM controls
NZL: GM crops equal lost exports, say Greens
FUW leader welcomes assembly's GMO control proposals
Human heart master cells identified
Gene variations hinder mental illness tests: study
Common Gene Variations Linked to Schizophrenia, Three Studies Conclude
Global Warming
Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep
With a melting Greenland as a backdrop, Danish minister urges ...
Permafrost melting a growing climate threat -study
New climate report says global warming is 'human-induced'
Rising Sea Levels Threatening Florida Keys
Sea Ice At Lowest Level In 800 Years Near Greenland
Flooding risk in Merseyside is set to quadruple if urgent action is not taken to tackle climate change
Sea level rise: It's worse than we thought
Deutsche Bank raises awareness about global warming
US adopts California auto emissions standards
47 groups urge Obama to endorse 2-degree C warming threshold
Robots Monitor the Melting Arctic
Sikkim's largest glacier melting
NZ scientist warns of Antarctic ice melt, sea rise
Antarctic ice sheet melt could raise sea level 5 metres: Scientist
Earth faces 'Waterworld' as global warming 'lasts centuries'
Global Water Supply and Drought
Rising temps, falling water levels worry Texans
Farmers to rally in Fresno over water
NW China struggles with drought while southern regions face flooding
Hopes for rain drying up in Valley
College Station residents experience record drought
Half the world projected to face 'severe water stress'
Prairies show signs of extended drought, researchers warn
Drought makes even small fireworks a danger
Drought plaguing Canadian prairie crops
Farmers start to write off year as drought parches Prairie land
Drought Hurts Cattle Ranchers
A stressed Guadalupe River... disappears
Government, Politics, and Privacy Issues
Obama Presents Bill to Create Consumer-Finance Watchdog
NCAA, feds to discuss record-release rules
Class Action Raises Privacy Concerns Over Stimulus Act's ...
Without state budget, California readies "IOUs"
White House Pushes To Keep Visitor Logs Private
Feds could seize Calif. parks if closed by budget
California government declares fiscal emergency over budget
Passport details to be kept on ID register despite card U-turn
Social Security audit finds dead people getting checks
House passes $44B Homeland Security spending bill
Health
Teens' idea of death risk linked with behavior
CDC: Walkers, canes the cause of many elderly falls
Limits Are Urged on Painkillers Containing Acetaminophen
Blood pressure drugs slow eye problems in diabetes
Enzyme Breakthrough To Treat Cholesterol
Being a vegetarian can cut your risk of cancer by a half, claim scientists
BMA warns parents against holding 'swine flu parties'
American Doctors Busted for Fraud, Conspiracy in HIV Treatment Scam
Breastfeeding Babies Boosts Academic Achievements, GPA
Are You Poisoning Yourself with Mercury in Fish?
Vaccine Expert Reveals What You Should Know Before You Roll Up Your Sleeve
WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV
Few survive cardiac arrest, even with hospital CPR
Human Rights
Women treated for HIV made infertile against will
Hope as law to prohibit genital mutilation is tabled
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