One of the experimental GE tree varieties is a known host for cryptococcus gatti, a fatal fungal pathogen whose spores cause meningitis in people and animals. Comments are being accepted by the USDA until July 6, 2009. Take action today by using the form
TELL THE GEORGIA GOV., LEGISLATURE, PAROLE BOARD, PRESIDENT OBAMA, CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA: STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!He was convicted solely on witness testimony, and 7 of the 9 witnesses have since recanted, many alleging that police coerced them
-- The president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says the condition of the nation's largest estuary remains "a national disgrace." In its 10th annual report released Wednesday, the foundation gave the bay's health index a grade of "D," giving it 28 point
Researchers have identified new genetic variations in two regions of DNA -- located on chromosomes 1 and 14 -- that may be associated with the risk of sporadic breast cancer. This study also confirms some of the previously identified associations between...
Purpose of this Association The Animal Care Association of Mexico was formed and accredited by the Mexican Federal Government in 2005 through a collaboration of concerned US pet and show dog owners and a respected and renowned Acapulco Veterinarian
By now many of you have probably heard the news about the new ‘superbug,’ designated as MRSA infection. A staph infection, this virus is claiming over 18,000 lives each year which is more than AIDS, heart disease and auto accidents combined. Some 90,000 .
Lyndon Larouche = The face of evil. Find out his real story in this exposé by PRA Senior Analyst Chip Berlet. And counteract his recruiters with PRA's new flyer, a great tool for leafleting campuses and anti-war rallies.... (PDF Flyers)
SOWETAN, South Africa , LIVERPOOL, England, BATON ROUGE, LA., NAMBIA, SOWETAN, South Africa , Serial Killer Story of the Week:The Stocking Strangler: New information and doubts are being raised in the 1970s Columbus, Georgia, serial killer case in which..
Half of a husband-wife duo charged with commandeering a yacht and throwing the owners overboard to their deaths was sentenced to two life terms in prison Thursday.
Fifteen years ago, four teenage girls were arrested for the murder of 12-year-old Shanda Renee' Sharer. Never before had such a brutal murder been carried out by a group of young women who were not far from being children themselves. The foursome was
It was Buddha who said: "A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down."
Let the whole world see Americans boycotting a broken and corrupt political system and rejecting what has become a delusional democracy. To keep voting in an unjust political system makes us willing political slaves.... (Visit site to see my comment.)
Israel is now incarcerating nearly a million and a half helpless Palestinians in the Gaza Strip into a hell similar in nature to the Warsaw Ghetto. The Gaza concentration camp is not only fitted with a wall, but also with every conceivable tool of repress
Percy Grupstein wrote a letter thanking his mother for "the great life she gave to me," set it on a dresser in the 2-bedroom apartment they shared.His mother's full-time caregiver in his 60s dying from stomach cancer, didn't want to leave her alone
86 days separate two infamous dates: October 17th marks the first year anniversary of the Military Commissions Act and January 11th marks the anniversary of the first detainee held at Guantánamo Bay. Both dates represent all that is wrong with this admini
The award consists of a citation, a trophy which would be a replica of the statue in front of the Dow-Carbide factory in Bhopal (of a mother fleeing the poisonous gas with one child in her arm, while the other clings to her receding figure) and
Menu Foods recalled 60 million containers of cat and dog food earlier this month after animals died of kidney failure. Anecdotal reports suggest hundreds if not thousands have died. The FDA alone has received more than 8,000 complaints...
I'm posting this in many groups. I want you to know that I've had people actually argue to me that their pet eats one of these foods, but not the "wet" kind so it's fine!...Completely missing the point!!!
Whatever food you feed your pets (hopefully you can afford certified organic and raw), PLEASE discontinue use of any of the big brand name Mass Manufactured pet foods! It seems that every year there is another Recall for some poison or other toxin. There are several good, healthy, safe brands out there which are affordable, too.
A warning out there for pet owners: a dog food company is recalling 60-million containers of wet dog and cat food."Menu Foods," producers of "Iams" says it has received reports of cats and dogs suffering kidney failure after eating the food.
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas lawmakers are fighting to block the governor's order requiring that sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, with the House giving key approval to a bill to make the shots strictly voluntary.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new audit finds that the FBI has improperly, and in some cases illegally, used the Patriot Act.... ....In other cases, the FBI improperly obtained phone records in non-emergency situations.
Reforestation of the Monarch Butterfly Over-Wintering Area The Michoacan Reforestation Fund and the La Cruz Habitat Protection Project have already planted 1,125,000 trees on 450 acres to help reforest the areas around and in the Monarch Butterfly Sanc
Mexico is one of the five most biologically diverse countries on earth, home to 1/10 of all land species, (many of which live nowhere else). EcologyFund is helping Pronatura (Mexico's largest conservation organization) and The Wildlands Project...
TRENTON, N.J. - Pediatricians, gynecologists and even health insurers all call Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, a big medical advance. But medical groups, politicians and parents began rebelling after disclosure of a...
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. - Three climbers stranded on Mount Hood after a fall were rescued from a snow cave Monday after spending the night amid ferocious winds and blowing snow.
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. - Rescuers believe they found the precise location on Mount Hood where three standed climbers spent the night amid ferocious winds and blowing snow, the sheriff's office said Monday.