Farm Sanctuary Applauds City Council Vote To End The Sale Of Foie Gras In Chicago
Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, applauded the Chicago City Council for passing a prohibition on selling[…]
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Harvard Ensures Fairness with Addition of Transgender Protections
Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the nation, announced April 11 that it would be adding gender[…]
Read moreLaggard Response to St. Maarten Hate Crime "Troubling"
On April 11th, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese sent the following letter to the Dutch Ambassador. The letter was[…]
Read moreSenator Russ Feingold Publicly States Support for Full Marriage Fairness
United States Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) released a statement in early April publicly lending his support to full marriage equality[…]
Read moreKentucky Gov. Gives Green Light to Discrimination on Self-Proclaimed 'Diversity Day'
On April 110h, Kentucky's Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher issued an executive order repealing anti-discrimination protections against gay, lesbian, bisexual and[…]
Read moreJapanese Officials Resign Over U.S. Mad Cow Debacle
Despite new cases of Mad Cow disease surfacing in the U.S., Japan is reopening its borders to American beef. As[…]
Read moreEuropean Leader Says Biotech Corporations Provide Biased Research
Europe's environment chief has announced that more studies on long term impacts of genetically engineered (GE) crops must be implemented[…]
Read moreSuperweeds Spreading In Genetically Engineered Cotton Fields
Pesticide resistant weeds are introducing a new problem to cotton farmers. Traditionally, herbicide resistance is dealt with by simply changing[…]
Read moreA Mouthful Of Money: The Corporate Takeover Of Organic Foods
Kraft Foods bought small natural cereals producer Back to Nature in 2004. The company is a subsidiary of Altria Group,[…]
Read moreNew Food Label Highlights Locally Grown Products
A new certification and labeling system has been launched in Western Montana that goes a step beyond federal "USDA Organic."[…]
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