— Reposted with permission from EcoWatch.org. Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association Eleven prominent law professors and 14 renowned organic, Biodynamic, food safety and consumer nonprofit organizations have filed separate briefs with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit arguing farmers have the
— by Beth Buczynski, originally published on Care2 | July 8, 2012 The natural gas industry, and it’s supporting case of puppet politicians, continue to claim that fracking has no negative impact on the environment or local drinking water supplies. There are many incidents of
— AlterNet / By Alexis Baden-Mayer and Ronnie Cummins — July 6, 2012 The Secretary of Agriculture would be required to grant a permit for the planting or cultivation of a genetically engineered crop, regardless of environmental impact. While many Americans were
— by Erin Neff, Executive Director, ProgressNow Nevada The majority on the U.S. Supreme Court continues to stridently put politics above justice as it finishes its radical term this week. Today the court upheld the most controversial aspect of Arizona’s immigration law — the
Last Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new policy to make our immigration policy more fair and efficient. President Obama said, “This morning, Secretary Napolitano announced new actions my administration will take to mend our nation’s immigration policy, to make
In the past month, there have been dozens of amazing victories on Change.org — petitions that started with just one person grew into movements thanks to the support of folks like you. Read more below about stories of success from people who started
CONTEXT: The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), is seeking individuals to serve as peer reviewers for the FY 2012 Promise Neighborhoods planning and implementation grant competitions. Promise Neighborhoods is a competitive grant program that supports cradle-to-career services
How much money will you give to the fossil fuel industry today? A lot — even if you don’t fill up your gas tank. $30 million of our tax dollars go to oil, coal and gas polluters every day in the form
Mitt Romney is already selling tickets to his “Presidential Inaugural retreat.” In case you think I’m kidding, I’ve included the letter from Romney’s campaign to big donors. Yesterday, at a private fundraising event, he said the Department of Housing and Urban Development
–Wes Boyd & Joan Blades, Founders of MoveOn.org Have you ever heard the story of how MoveOn started? In 1998, when Newt Gingrich and the Republicans in Congress were focusing all of their efforts on impeaching President Clinton over a sex scandal, we
