Contractor Oversight/Accountability Gaps Persist Despite Plan to Expand Presence in Iraq, Afghanistan
On the third anniversary of the Nisoor Square massacre, as the Obama Administration is making plans to more than double[…]
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Court Will Hear Consumers’ Claims of Organic Milk Fraud
Dairy consumers, including Organic Consumers Association members, who sued several national chains (Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, and Wild Oats Markets) as[…]
Read moreEva Mendes, Ed Begley, Jr. Join Sierra Club in Call to Move Beyond Oil
Celebrities Eva Mendes and Ed Begley, Jr. have added their voices to hundreds of thousands calling on President Obama to[…]
Read moreHuman Rights First Urges Microsoft to Engage Civil Society, End its Role in Abusive Russian Enforcement Practices
Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino is urging Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer to implement a series of changes[…]
Read moreProtesters Tell Canadian Consulate: “Stop Poisoning Us With Toxic Tar Sands Oil”
Concerned with what has been an incessant string of oil spills and leaks, and with the health of the drinking[…]
Read moreNAACP Supporter & Philanthropist John Kluge Passes at Age 95
Longtime friend of NAACP named “Richest Man in America” by Forbes in 1987; donated more than $500 million to Columbia[…]
Read moreEDF Climate Corps Finds $350 Million in Energy Savings
This summer, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) placed specially-trained MBA students at 47 leading companies — including Bloomberg, eBay, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Target,[…]
Read moreThe Humane Society of the United States Becomes Seaboard Corporation Shareholder Following Company’s Butterball Buyout
As part of its efforts encouraging turkey giant Butterball to switch to a more humane slaughter method called controlled-atmosphere killing,[…]
Read moreSen. Baucus Calls for Hasty Approval of Dangerous Oil Pipeline
This week, Montana Senator Max Baucus asked the U.S. State Department to speed a decision on whether or not to[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns the Passing of Scholar, Mentor, & Friend Dr. Ron Walters
Prominent professor on race and ethnicity served as mentor to many in NAACP, including President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous[…]
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