Empowering Black Educational Achievement
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Next year, 2004, will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the[…]
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Navy's New Target: Island Water Buffalo
In Guam, the U.S. Navy has hired sharpshooters to kill members of the island's water buffalo population, claiming that the[…]
Read moreComing Soon: More Captive Dolphins In Jamaica?
A disturbing trend is spreading across the Jamaican tourist industry: captive dolphins. Right now, there are two existing facilities—one with[…]
Read moreSave Lota The Elephant From Circus Abuse
Lota the elephant has endured a miserable life in captivity for nearly fifty years, and it's time for her to[…]
Read moreDeath Knell For Whales: Iceland Resumes Whaling!
Newspapers from Japan to Los Angeles are reporting that Icelandic whaling ships have killed their first whale, just one day[…]
Read moreMonsanto's Bullying In Maine Backfires
Support is growing for the small family owned Oakhurst Dairy, which is being sued by the $5 billion Monsanto Company[…]
Read moreGovernment Without A Brain
The USDA has announced an interim rule that will allow for controversial "biopharm" crops, genetically engineered to create industrial chemicals[…]
Read more"Save The Tigers" Party — September 20, 2003, In Los Angeles
Save the date to save the tigers! Richard J. Riordan, Kathleen Riordan, and The Fund for Animals cordially invite you[…]
Read moreNew York Governor Pataki Endorses Cruel Treatment Of Wildlife
Despite overwhelming legislative support and thousands of calls flooding his office asking him to support S. 2735a, New York's bill[…]
Read moreIgnoring Health Risk, EPA To Allow Air Pollution Increases Nationwide
On August 28th, the Bush administration finalized sweeping exemptions to the Clean Air Act that will allow thousands of power[…]
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