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A report released on June 19th by Environmental Defense paints a sobering picture of the potentially severe consequences of global warming. Hot Prospects: The Potential Impacts of Global Warming on Los Angeles and The Southland is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the potential impacts of global warming on the environment and the Read More… Southern California Faces Increased Threat From Global Warming On June 13th the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of an investigation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of about 20 consumer reports of allergic reactions following consumption of foods containing corn. The investigation did not find that any of the reactions are attributable to StarLink™ corn, which Read More… Environmental Defense Calls Study of Starlink Corn Unscientific Mickey Mouse, Bulwinkle and Mr. Potato Head posed recently in the classic “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” stance under the headline “What Chemicals Are in Toys?” in a USA Today newspaper advertisement sponsored by Environmental Defense.
Environmental Defense discovered last year that government regulators do not Read More… Toy Industry Clams Up About Chemicals, USA Today Ad Shows Julian Bond, Chairman of the Board, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), called on President Bush to immediately halt federal executions. Bond issued his statement on June 13th during testimony before the Senate Sub-Committee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights.
Bond said, Current information Read More… BOND Calls For Immediate Halt To Federal Executions Following the acquisition of The Iams Company by Procter and Gamble (Sept. 1999), some pet owners and enthusiasts raised questions about whether Iams and Eukanuba products would continue to be manufactured according to the same exacting quality standards of the past.
In April 2000, the ASPCA was invited to participate On June 28th The Human Rights Campaign endorsed the key findings in Surgeon General David Satcher’s comprehensive report on sex education and urged our nation’s leaders to let science guide our public policy. The Bush administration should promptly adopt many of the report’s sound guidelines and make them a standard part of national discussions
A decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding San Francisco’s equal benefits law will have far-reaching effects and is a positive sign for cities considering similar ordinances.
“The San Francisco law has been a model for other cities that are committed to workplace Read More… San Francisco’s Pioneering Domestic Partner Benefits Law Upheld By Federal Appeal Court Earlier in the day the Senate voted 51 to 49 for passage of the Helms’ amendment which prohibits federal funding to schools if they “deny equal access” to Boy Scout troops because of their discriminatory policy banning gay scouts.
Both amendments are now expected to go to a conference committee, www.house.gov/.
If you haven’t already contacted your two U.S. Senators and asked them to cosponsor S Con Res 45, please do so today (visit http://www.senate.gov/ for contact info).
Both S Con Res 45 and H Con Res 175 can be read online at http://thomas.loc.gov/.
Read More… Humane Slaughter Resolution Introduced In The House Thanks to all of the activist phone calls to members of Congress, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee has granted a $4.3 million increase in funding for Animal Welfare Act inspections and enforcement this year. This funding increase, if it holds in the House and Senate, will be essential to improve USDA’s oversight and inspection Read More… First Hurdle Cleared As House Subcommittee Boosts Awa Funding |
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