More than 30,000 Care2 members who signed the petition to end overfishing and protect ocean ecosystems in the southeastern U.S. -- and today, we have great news to report! The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council listened to your voice and approv...]]> The idea of microfinance started back in 1974 when the rural poor in Bangladesh were suffering from a famine that killed 1.5 million people. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, an economics professor at the University of Chittagong, was frustrated with his discipline...]]> In the coming weeks, you'll hear a lot about the different facets of the Senate health care debate. It'll get wonky to be sure -- but there are a few key points up for debate that you should be aware of. One of these is the flawed Medicare doctor paym...]]> In just ten short years, Care2's friends at Advancement Project have established themselves as an innovative national racial justice organization that has strengthened grassroots efforts to eradicate structural exclusion. And if you're a CREDO member...]]> This weekend is your last chance to sign during a government comment period to save snapper and groper fish species. On Sunday, I'll be pulling a file of all the Care2 signers to my petition to end overfishing to be sent to the South Atlantic Fishery ...]]> In the South Atlantic region of the United States, stock of species like snapper and grouper are dwindling. Red snapper government assessments from 2008 show that the species is being overfished at eight times the sustainable level. But a government p...]]> This Saturday, thousands of people around the world will come together in 181 countries, at more than 4,500 different events, to speak out for climate change. The International Day of Climate Action is organized by 350.org as a way to call on leaders ...]]> In the final few days before President Bush left office, his Interior Department worked out a sweetheart deal with oil companies, giving them great rates to destroy tracts of land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming for oil shale. Nearly 10,000 Care2 member...]]> Have you ever enjoyed America's coast lines, oceans or Great Lakes? Do you want to keep them protected for future generations to enjoy? Then support the conclusions of an Obama Administration task force that our oceans must be protected today. In a m...]]> Yesterday, 30 Republican senators opposed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would prohibit federal defense contractors like Halliburton/KBR from getting money "if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, b...]]>