Millions Against Monsanto Fundraising Appeal
A quarter of a million people have already signed up as participants and supporters in our Millions Against Monsanto Truth-in-Labeling[…]
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‘Humane Teen of the Year’ Is Changing the Lives of Chimpanzees
For Daniel McFarland, watching a news story about the chimpanzee sanctuary in his hometown of Keithville, Louisiana, was an eye-opening experience. Daniel, then 14[…]
Read moreEU Farmers Ditch GM Crops
Industry data released on February 22nd is expected to confirm that farmers are abandoning GM crops in Europe, following a trend of[…]
Read moreNAACP Outraged Over Wisconsin Senate Vote To Cripple Opportunities For Working Families
The NAACP issued the following statement in response to the vote in the Wisconsin Senate to strip public employees of[…]
Read moreLocal and Organic Food and Farming: The Gold Standard
by Will Allen, Ronnie Cummins, and Kate Duesterberg “The organic system of food production has legal definitions, a handbook of[…]
Read moreInnoCentive and Environmental Defense Fund Announce Eco-Challenge Series
InnoCentive, Inc., the global leader in Challenge Driven Innovation, and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a partnership aimed at accelerating[…]
Read moreStudent Non-Discrimination Act Re-Introduced in Congress
On March 10th, The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization[…]
Read moreEPA Issues Final Standard to Protect Americans from Boilers’ Toxic Air Pollution
On February 23rd, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final health standard that will limit emissions of mercury, lead,[…]
Read moreNAACP Passes Resolution Supporting Union Workers’ Right to Collective Bargaining
On Saturday, February 19, the NAACP National Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution supporting the right of public sector[…]
Read moreThe Bond: On Rationalizing Cruelty
An exclusive excerpt from “The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them,” by Wayne Pacelle Due out[…]
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