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On May 27th, 2010 a transatlantic coalition of environmental groups today joined an action at the UK High Court to defend Europe’s right to tackle carbon emissions from foreign aircraft that visit Europe. The coalition, consisting of three US-based organisations, the Environmental Defense Fund, Earthjustice, and the Center for Biological Diversity, as well as WWF-UK, Read More… Environmental Groups Defend European Efforts to Reduce Aircraft Emissions Downers Grove, Ill.-based food and beverage manufacturer Sara Lee has joined the national movement away from using eggs from caged hens by beginning a new cage-free egg purchasing program, prompting praise from The Humane Society of the United States. The leading international food and beverage company has committed that more than one million of Read More… Sara Lee Hatches Cage-Free Egg Policy An announcement has been made in the Federal Register of a meeting of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, Thursday, June 10 and Friday, June 11, 2010. This meeting will discuss the lifetime blood donation deferral policy for gay and bisexual men. The notice indicates how Read More… Progress Toward Ending the Blood Ban Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The mere fact of living had to be fought because I was black, and I never lost sight of that.” Lena Horne Lena Horne was more than a stunning singer and actress. In a career that spanned seven decades, she paved the way for countless Read More… Lena Horne: The Passing of an Era Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised President Obama’s announcement on MAy 27th, 2010 that extends the moratorium on permits to drill new deepwater wells for six more months, creates new standards to strengthen oversight of the drilling industry and enhance safety, and calls on the Senate to prioritize passing a climate and clean energy bill. Read More… Obama’s New Standards to Strengthen Oil Industry Oversight Called “Good Down Payment” The Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge wrapped up Sunday at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Fla., with the presentation of a $10,000 grand prize check to team “Pole Dancer.” The team’s anglers — Wayne Nichols and Zac Gerzeny — won the Challenge by collecting the most points for the types and sizes of the Read More… Winners Declared in Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, today called on Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops, to stop the discriminatory practices of denying admission or expelling children from Roman Catholic schools nationwide simply because their “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds.” Marcus Garvey It is graduation season in America – a bittersweet moment for thousands of young high school and college seniors who are leaving the relative comfort of classroom and campus life to pursue their dreams and find jobs in an economy Read More… The Class of 2010 A significant step forward in the battle against climate change was made on May 27th, 2010 with agreement from around 50 nations for the rapid deployment of more than $4bn to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) – which is responsible for more CO2 than every motorized vehicle on the planet. A Read More… Major Step Forward in Global Efforts to Tackle Climate Change The Humane Society of the United States applauds the sentencing of convicted New York horse-racing mogul Ernie Paragallo, who received a maximum sentence of two years in jail and a $33,000 fine. Paragallo was convicted earlier this year on 33 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty for allowing his thoroughbred horses to become severely Read More… The HSUS Applauds Animal Cruelty Sentence Given Convicted New York Horse-Racing Mogul |
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