2010, Outlook Dimmed for Coal
The outlook for coal continued to dim in 2010 as dozens of proposed new coal plants were taken off the[…]
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Groups Seek U.S. Trade Sanctions Against Iceland in Response to Escalating Whaling Activities
On December 21st, Nineteen conservation and animal welfare groups, representing tens of millions of U.S. citizens, called on the United[…]
Read moreCleaner Air for America: EPA Commits to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Pollution from Fossil Fuel Power Plants
On December 23rd, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement to establish national emission standards that will address[…]
Read moreDownsize Yourself in 2011: Go vegan
By Heather Moore Come gaze into my crystal ball and see what the new year will hold. I predict that[…]
Read moreShark Conservation Act Signed into Law to Curb Cruel Shark Finning
The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud President Barack Obama[…]
Read moreRoyal Bank of Canada Steps Away from Tar Sands With Support for First Nation Rights
On December 22nd, The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) made public its new environmental and social standards, which will govern financing[…]
Read moreStop GMO Contamination of Organic!
Monsanto can’t plant its new herbicide-resistant GM alfalfa because the courts say the Bush Administration’s approval of the crop was[…]
Read moreAlleged Cockfighting Operation in Dallas Busted
The HSUS supplied undercover cockfighting video to authorities The Humane Society of the United States supplied key information that led[…]
Read moreU.S.-Mexico Pact on Colorado River Water Storage Praised by EDF
A bi-national pact announced on December 20th to allow Mexico to store a portion of its annual allocation from the Colorado River—up[…]
Read moreWorking Fast to Slow Climate Change: Farmers Inspire Hope & Action
By Alexis Baden-Mayer Organic Consumers Association, Dec 8, 2010 Straight to the Source The world’s family farmers and farm workers[…]
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