NAACP Supporter & Philanthropist John Kluge Passes at Age 95
Longtime friend of NAACP named “Richest Man in America” by Forbes in 1987; donated more than $500 million to Columbia[…]
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EDF Climate Corps Finds $350 Million in Energy Savings
This summer, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) placed specially-trained MBA students at 47 leading companies — including Bloomberg, eBay, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Target,[…]
Read moreThe Humane Society of the United States Becomes Seaboard Corporation Shareholder Following Company’s Butterball Buyout
As part of its efforts encouraging turkey giant Butterball to switch to a more humane slaughter method called controlled-atmosphere killing,[…]
Read moreSen. Baucus Calls for Hasty Approval of Dangerous Oil Pipeline
This week, Montana Senator Max Baucus asked the U.S. State Department to speed a decision on whether or not to[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns the Passing of Scholar, Mentor, & Friend Dr. Ron Walters
Prominent professor on race and ethnicity served as mentor to many in NAACP, including President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Urges U.S. Senate to Crack Down on Animal Crush Videos
The Humane Society of the United States Vice President of Government Affairs Nancy Perry testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee[…]
Read moreNAACP President & CEO Jealous Asks Mississippi Governor Barbour to Pardon Two Sisters
NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous requested a pardon from Governor Haley Barbour Tuesday for two sisters incarcerated since[…]
Read moreHRC Reveals NOM’s Big Spending in Iowa
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), which has a history of trying to defeat pro-equality state candidates in Iowa, this[…]
Read moreThe Humane Society of the United States Becomes Hormel Shareholder in Effort to Gain Animal Welfare Reforms
As part of its efforts encouraging Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) to improve the welfare of animals in its operations,[…]
Read moreActivists Stage Creative Demonstration at EPA Headquarters: Call for Agency to Veto Controversial Spruce Mine Permit
On Monday, activists with the Rainforest Action Network staged a creative demonstration at the EPA headquarters to compel the agency[…]
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