Upcoming 99th Annual NAACP Convention Focuses On Power, Justice, Freedom & The Vote
>Excitement continues to grow as the NAACP heads toward its 99th Annual Convention, being held July 12-17 in Cincinnati, just[…]
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Environmental News & Alert Of The Week: Government Slashes Pesticide Reporting Laws
Bowing to pressure from Monsanto and the agro-toxics industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced May 21 that it plans[…]
Read moreCalifornia Attorney General Files Prop 65 Suit Against Whole Foods, Avalon & Others
Reacting in part to a study released by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) in March of this year, but also[…]
Read moreNo New Drilling: Green Energy Alternatives Now
With gas prices skyrocketing and the peak of the summer driving season upon us, many elected officials and candidates are[…]
Read moreProtect Children: Pass The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act
Our nation's children are both our greatest treasure and the most vulnerable members of our society. Sadly, children are now[…]
Read moreIf We Are What We Buy, We Should Buy Cruelty-Free
By Ann Marie Dori In his new book Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You, psychologist Sam Gosling reveals how[…]
Read moreEight Belles Dies, And Big Brown Wins Now What?
By Kathy Guillermo The recent breakdown of Eight Belles following her second-place win at the Kentucky Derby prompted an unprecedented[…]
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court Denies Final Appeal To Illinois Horse Slaughter Ban
On June 16th, The Humane Society of the United States, which has been campaigning to ban the slaughter of American[…]
Read moreHallmark Slaughter Plant Manager Convicted Of Felony Animal Cruelty
On June 20th, the pen manager who oversaw some of the worst documented abuses of downed animals at the now[…]
Read moreScientists Find Whales Innocent Of Global Decline In Fisheries
The argument that great whales are behind declining fish stocks has absolutely no scientific foundation, according to leading researchers and[…]
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