US: European Corporate Hypocrisy
Many European companies that publicly embrace workers’ rights under global labor standards nevertheless undermine workers’ rights in their US operations,[…]
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Human Rights First Praises Clinton’s Commitment to U.S. Human Rights Leadership
Following Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy speech at the Council on Foreign Relations, Human Rights First’s Elisa Massimino[…]
Read moreEnvironmental, Science Coalition calls on President to Raise Fuel Efficiency Standards to At Least 60 MPG by 2025
As the deadline nears for the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to issue their first decisions on[…]
Read moreDow Facility Fails Greenpeace Security Inspection
Following a citizen inspection conducted earlier this week by Greenpeace, the organization has issued a ‘failed inspection’ report to Dow[…]
Read moreDairy-Free Milk Beverages Make Protecting Farm Animals “So Delicious”
These days, milk can be made from almost anything — soy, rice, almonds, hemp, oats, coconut, the list goes on[…]
Read moreKyrgyzstan: Ensure Safety, Fair Trial for Rights Defender
On September 2, 2010, the trial against Azimjon Askarov and another seven defendants on charges connected to the June violence[…]
Read moreTarballs and Oil Beneath the Sand at Horn Island, MS
On Wednesday September 8th, a Greenpeace investigative team from the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise found oil from the BP[…]
Read moreTwist of Fate Turns Little Piglet into Biggest Winner After Falling Off Transport Truck
The instant Bob Harper’s photo was posted on Facebook, the comments began to pour in: “He’s gorgeous!,” “OMG way too[…]
Read moreTax Dollars Thrown Away on Pointless Animal Experiments
A report issued last month by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., blasts 100 “questionable,” “mismanaged” and “poorly[…]
Read moreEight Reasons Why We Need Organic
1. Personal Health Eating organic prevents exposure to agricultural pesticides known to disrupt neurological development in infants and children, increase[…]
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