For over three decades, Dow and Monsanto have denied that Agent Orange is toxic, thereby avoiding billions of dollars in[…]
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Water Isn't Water Anymore
Does anyone drink the stuff anymore? You know, the stuff that comes out when you turn on the faucet, the[…]
Read morePresident's Budget Presents Mixed Bag on HIV/AIDS
President Bush's budget proposal released on February 6th presents a mixed bag on HIV/AIDS with modest funding increases in care[…]
Read moreGlobal Warming, It's Real
For the first time in recorded history, scientists are finding that the glacier on Africa's Mount Kilamajaro is melting. Halfway[…]
Read moreAnti-Gay Hate Crime in Massachusetts is Enraging Reminder of Need to Pass Law
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement in the wake of a violent anti-gay hate crime in[…]
Read moreA Mentally Unstable Diet: Don't Panic Go Organic
A new report from the Mental Health Foundation indicates that dietary changes over the last fifty years have played a[…]
Read moreClosing Down the Safari Swindle
The U.S. Congress is on the verge of closing a tax loophole that has allowed trophy hunters to take big[…]
Read moreBig Brother Wants To Track Animals And Their Owners
Plans for a system that would require tagging or implanting all farm animals with radio frequency devices and registering those[…]
Read moreBehind the Botox Beauty Myth
Botox Cosmetic, a popular anti-wrinkle treatment, is responsible for an untold number of animal deaths from the inhumane LD50 test.[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Praises Evangelical Leaders' Stand on Global Warming
Here is a comment by Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp on the February 9th announcement by a group of evangelical[…]
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