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On May 25th Environmental Defense praised Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jim Leach (R-IA) for introducing legislation to boost and prioritize federal funds used to relocate frequently flooded homes.
The Flood Loss Reduction Act of 2001 would set aside as much as 30% — up from 20% — of disaster A report released on May 23rd by the Bush Administration’s National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy Committee Subcommittee on Natural Gas was sharply criticized by Environmental Defense for proposing that oil industry activities be allowed within sensitive coastal waters long protected by a Congressional moratorium on offshore drilling.
“These recommendations Read More… Offshore Drilling Recommendations Threaten America’s Coastline On May 7th Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said the decision to render a two-count misdemeanor indictment against Officer Stephen Roach for negligent homicide and obstructing official business in the shooting of Timothy Thomas is Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated NetSys Interactive Read More… NAACP Outraged Over Grand Jury Decision In Cincinnati Police Shooting Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said that with the guilty verdict of former Ku Klux Klansman Thomas Blanton, Jr., Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated NetSys Interactive Inc. owners & employees who generously contribute their time to maintenance & editing, web design, custom programming, & website hosting for Enviroshop.
In the classic Stanley Kramer film “High Noon”, the Marshall played by Gary Cooper tries in vain to roust up a posse of upright citizens to confront the on-coming bad guys. The viewer watches the town fathers squirm and yammer their way around doing what is presumably the right thing. Meanwhile, kids and drunkards Read More… New Lows At High Noon The global battle over genetically engineered (GE) foods has reached a new level of intensity. While in Europe and Asia strong resistance continues, and in Africa and Latin America a debate has begun, in North America the gene-foods issue has moved from being a back-burner item for most people to a major topic in Read More… Biotech Bullies On May 23rd, The Human Rights Campaign derided House passage of an anti-gay amendment sponsored by Rep. Van Hilleary, R-Tenn. This amendment, which was approved by a voice vote, purports to prohibit federal funding to schools that deny access of public school facilities to the Boy Scouts, despite the fact that the scouts have Read More… HRC Decries House Passage Of The Anti-Gay Hilleary Amendment What do John Paulk, Jeremy Marks and Wade Richards have in common? They were all high profile “ex-gays” who came out of the closet in the past year – or in Paulk’s case, was photographed at a gay bar in Washington. If there is one known fact about “ex-gays,” it is that one cannot Read More… Spitzer’s Study Is Biased And Unscientific In April, online trading company eBay teamed up with Castle Rock Outfitters, an Alaskan hunting outfitter specializing in organized trips to kill wildlife such as grizzly bears, caribou, and wolves.
eBay’s promotion of Castle Rock Outfitters’ latest wolf-killing venture touts it as “an incredible opportunity to see Alaska AND hunt the Alaskan Read More… eBay Promotes Wolf Killing Last summer, Colorado state wildlife officials spent thousands of dollars re-seeding 35 acres of wild lands with native grasses and trees to create a suitable habitat for deer, rabbits, foxes, and prairie dogs.
When Boulder County officials gave Colorado Horse Rescue (CHR) the approval to move onto the land recently, Read More… Colorado Horse Rescue Poisons Wildlife |
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