By Kathy GuillermoWhile banks in the U.S. are standing in line for a handout just to stay in business and lending institutions around the world are wringing their hands, one British bank is thriving. Co-operative Bank is enjoying a 40 percent jump in retail deposits and a 65 percent increase in customer accounts, allowing
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On the heels of the public launch of the Madison Avenue Project, and a recent study that exposed pervasive racial bias in America’s advertising industry, the NAACP has sent a letter to Procter & Gamble Co. Chairman of the Board/CEO A.G. Lafley asking the big budget advertiser require their advertising agencies to use diverse Read More… NAACP Calls On Top 25 Advertisers To Hold Advertising Agencies Accountable "Chairmen Waxman and Markey are experienced legislators who have focused on exactly the right issues to quickly build consensus and allow Congress to pass a strong bill this year. "Climate legislation to kick start the economy is exactly what the country needs right now. Thousands of U.S. companies from coast to coast are poised Read More… Statement Of Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp On Waxman-Markey Climate Legislation By Jennifer O'ConnorImagine running four marathons a day for 11 days straight. Throw in biting winds, blinding snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures. Unthinkable, isn't it? Yet that's exactly what dogs in the Iditarod will be forced to do in the next few weeks. Dogs love to run, but even the most energetic dog wouldn't choose Read More… Racing Dogs To Death By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League Recently, we got a fresh reminder of America's conflicting attitudes about race. On February 18th, the same day that our nation's first African American Attorney General, spoke eloquently about the unfinished business of racial reconciliation before an audience at the Justice Department, the New York Post Read More… New York Post Cartoon Offends Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) applauds the historic request by the U.S. government to protect millions of Americans from deadly global shipping pollution generated by large ocean-going ships. During a noon news conference today at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced that the U.S. government applied to designate By Michael McGrawWhen Tia Carrere walked the red carpet at the Grammy Awards last month, bargain hunters everywhere cheered. Celebrities regularly receive thousands of dollars' worth of free clothes from designers, but Tia took a different route. Her entire outfit—including her stunning black dress, baubles and bag—cost less than $100. She told a reporter, Read More… In Hard Times, Make A Real Fashion Statement: Don't Wear Fur As part of an ongoing effort to reduce illegal wildlife trade HSI is collaborating with the Dominican Republic Ministry of Environment with funds from the U.S. State Department to put on a two-day workshop on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, here March 31 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. Indicating doubt about the existence of global warming, the final vote on textbook language by the Texas State Board of Education flouts leading scientific consensus as well as the board's own scientific advisors. Surprising environmentalists, the board's last-minute decision Wednesday changed the language in a school textbook chapter on Environmental Systems to include Read More… EDF Condemns Texas School Board Decision To Change Global Warming Text By Chris HolbeinIt's hard to find a silver lining in a recession. Stocks are plummeting, 401(k) plans are shrinking and businesses are either scaling back or folding. But there is one bright spot: Food magazines have stopped force-feeding their readers recipes featuring foie gras. Gourmet and Bon Appétit have reportedly forsaken foie gras in Read More… Is There An Upside To The Capsizing Economy? |
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