Category: Apr 2011

Human Rights First Praises Steps to Ensure Global Internet Freedom

March 11, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Apr 2011, Human Rights First, Social & Civil Issues

Human Rights First is calling the February 15th internet freedom speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a down payment on[…]

Winners of Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest Announced

March 10, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, The Humane Society of the United States

Hundreds of students in kindergarten through 12th grade entered The Humane Society of the United States’ Chimps Deserve Better Drawing[…]

Obama’s USDA Betrays Organic – Again!

March 10, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, Organic Consumers Association

Tell Secretary Vilsack to Stop Sabotaging Organic! Despite receiving hundreds of thousands of letters in opposition, President Obama’s USDA approved[…]

The HSUS Praises Utica, N.Y. Mayor for Support on Closing Loopholes in State Animal Fighting Law

March 9, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, The Humane Society of the United States

The Humane Society of the United States, on behalf of its more than 800,000 supporters in the Empire State, commends[…]

Gas Industry Lawsuits Undermine Americans’ Right to Know about Dangerous Pollution

March 9, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, Environmental Defense

Lawsuits filed by the oil and gas industry would undermine the American public’s right to know about harmful pollution in[…]

Texas Cockfighting Investigation Proves Need for Stronger Laws

March 8, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, The Humane Society of the United States

The Humane Society of the United States has released a year’s worth of undercover video footage exposing illegal cockfighting rings[…]

Cancer-Causing Chemical in the Water: New Report Details Risk

March 8, 2011 Enviroshop Editor 168, 2011, Animal Rights & Environment, Apr 2011, Sierra Club

Just weeks after recent headlines about hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing toxic chemical, contaminated drinking water systems around the U.S., a[…]