Re-Branding Felix: A New National Effort To Help Cats
A groundbreaking effort to improve society's image of cats was launched last week in Denver with leaders from The Humane[…]
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Animal Disaster Teams Visit Evacuated Homes In San Diego County
Teams of trained animal disaster specialists with The Humane Society of the United States are continuing to fan out across[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Calls Senate AG Committee Farm Bill A Mixed Bag
On October 25, Environmental Defense called the Senate Agriculture Committee's $4.8 billion funding increase for conservation programs in the farm[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Supports Effort To Create National Conservation Banking For Endangered Species Habitat
Environmental Defense is supportive of the effort to develop Recovery Credit Trading as a new tool to aid in the[…]
Read moreBipartisan Support Grows For Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation
Comprehensive climate change legislation introduced today by Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner is winning strong bipartisan support from a[…]
Read moreNonpartisan Policy Group Says Well-Designed Cap And Trade System Can Protect Climate And Consumers
The nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities today issued an analysis confirming that climate change policy can effectively reduce[…]
Read moreAlex’s Legacy: Listen To Animals
By Kathy Guillermo The passing of the parrot Alex, who spent 30 years in a laboratory learning to speak and[…]
Read moreNational Nanotechnology Initiative Needs Fundamental Restructuring To Effectively Address Nano Risks
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) has been ineffective in addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology and needs fundamental restructuring. That[…]
Read moreNAACP Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Friendly's Restaurant
The NAACP, the Conway, S.C. Branch of the NAACP and a Maryland resident have filed a class action lawsuit against[…]
Read moreNAACP Jena Branch President Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee On Hate Crimes And Racially Discriminatory Prosecution Of Six African American Youth
NAACP Jena Branch President Rev. Brian L. Moran was joined by representatives of other civil rights organizations and members of[…]
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