HRC Calls on Justice Department Not to Appeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Court Case in Wake of Senate Loss
September 21st, 2010 – Today our military readiness and national security were set back as Senator John McCain successfully led[…]
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Piranhas In Peril
by Matt Ellerbeck – Piranha Advocate Piranhas have long inspired many emotions in humane beings, everything from fascination to outright[…]
Read moreGreenpeacers Climb Giant Oil Rig off Scotland to Stop Chevron Drilling Project
September 21, 2010 — Before dawn today Greenpeace activists occupied a giant oil drilling ship anchored one mile off Lerwick,[…]
Read moreOrganic Wine Standards Under Attack! Sign the Petition
Recently, long-established USDA organic wine standards have come under attack. A group made up of foreign and domestic wine producers[…]
Read moreSalmonella Poisoning Tied to Cruel Farming Practices
By Heather Moore Congressional leaders have launched an investigation of the two Iowa egg farms that were recently implicated in[…]
Read moreContractor Oversight/Accountability Gaps Persist Despite Plan to Expand Presence in Iraq, Afghanistan
On the third anniversary of the Nisoor Square massacre, as the Obama Administration is making plans to more than double[…]
Read moreCourt Will Hear Consumers’ Claims of Organic Milk Fraud
Dairy consumers, including Organic Consumers Association members, who sued several national chains (Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, and Wild Oats Markets) as[…]
Read moreEva Mendes, Ed Begley, Jr. Join Sierra Club in Call to Move Beyond Oil
Celebrities Eva Mendes and Ed Begley, Jr. have added their voices to hundreds of thousands calling on President Obama to[…]
Read moreHuman Rights First Urges Microsoft to Engage Civil Society, End its Role in Abusive Russian Enforcement Practices
Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino is urging Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer to implement a series of changes[…]
Read moreProtesters Tell Canadian Consulate: “Stop Poisoning Us With Toxic Tar Sands Oil”
Concerned with what has been an incessant string of oil spills and leaks, and with the health of the drinking[…]
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