Puppy mill cruelty rears its head in Iowa #AnimalRights #PuppyMills
A recent photo of George W. and Laura Bush’s new puppy, adopted from the SPCA of Texas, reminds us that[…]
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Falling to the plow: North America’s Grasslands losing more habitat than the Brazilian Amazon #GreatPlains
Most Americans are familiar with the old folk song, Home on the Range, which paints a picturesque vision of sweeping[…]
Read moreIEA’s World Energy Outlook Offers Compelling Case For Further Global GHG Reductions #CO2 #IEA
In its annual World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that global energy-related CO2 emissions were flat in[…]
Read moreSurge in Seizures of Captive-bred Tigers Strengthens Call for Asia to Close All Tiger Farms by 2019 #AnimalWelfare #Tigers
With commercial tiger breeding in Asia threatening the future of the world’s remaining wild tigers, governments must announce concrete steps[…]
Read moreSmart fabric creates renewable energy #SmartClothes
Scientists have developed a revolutionary fabric that can harvest electrical energy from the wearer’s movements and the sun. And now,[…]
Read moreWWF Statement on the Arctic’s Removal from US Offshore Drilling Program #ArcticTemporaryReprive
In response to the Obama administration decision to remove America’s Arctic from the Department of the Interior’s five-year offshore drilling[…]
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Obama should put a ribbon on anti-soring rule before Inauguration Day #AnimalRights #Soring
The incoming Trump team, along with leaders from the Republican majorities in the House and Senate, have signaled to the[…]
Read moreContinued global momentum for climate action on display in Marrakesh as countries agree on broad roadmap to implement Paris accord #ClimateChange
Against a backdrop of concern resulting from the U.S. presidential election, countries at the first major UN climate talks since last year’s historic[…]
Read moreThe Biotech Bullies Will Rule the New FDA and EPA #Pesticides #Dicamba
In the tumultuous week following the 2016 elections, Monsanto and its minions are moving fast to tighten their control over our[…]
Read moreDuke Energy still trying to thwart expanded solar access in North Carolina #Solar #Duke
Duke Energy has asked state regulators to approve a plan that would thwart the growth of the state’s solar energy[…]
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