Category: Issues 160 – 169

Costco Marches Forward On Seafood Sustainability Greenpeace Suspends Campaign, Celebrates Retail Giant’s Progress

March 26, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011

Greenpeace USA congratulated Costco Corporation on its newly revised sustainability seafood policy. The new policy covers the vast majority of[…]

The HSUS and the Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence Sponsor Statewide Safe Havens for Pets of Domestic Violence Victims Network

March 25, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, The Humane Society of the United States

Since pets are often at risk in domestic violence situations, and Nevada domestic violence shelters aren’t always able to take[…]

Administration Drops Defense of Discriminatory DOMA Law

March 25, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Apr 2011, Human Rights Campaign, Social & Civil Issues

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, praised the Obama Administration’s decision[…]

EDF Statement on Congressional Attacks on Public Health Protections

March 24, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, Environmental Defense

“The House Energy & Power Subcommittee’s vote is the latest move in an ongoing congressional assault on public health protections.[…]

Human Rights First Reacts To Senate Hearing on Fort Hood Shootings

March 24, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Apr 2011, Human Rights First, Social & Civil Issues

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing titled “A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the[…]

Senate Urged to Reject House Cuts to USDA Conservation Programs

March 23, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, Environmental Defense

On March 1st, thirty-five agriculture and conservation groups sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, urging senators to reject disproportionately high[…]

Get Outside: New White House Report Sets Conservation, Recreation Agenda

March 23, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, Sierra Club

President Obama unveiled a new, community-driven conservation and recreation agenda to better protect America’s Great Outdoors and connect children to[…]