An exploding ethics scandal in the Minerals Management Service, an Interior Department sub-agency located outside Denver, is bringing lots of unwanted attention to the arm of the government that collects collects oil and gas royalties. Read all about it.
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]]> Stop Shark Finning and other inhumane killing. Sharks are dragged onboard, fins cut off the livng animal, and they are thrown over, to die slowly. 'Protect Cocos Island', will fight this. VOTE HERE: http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/ WXKZ1S

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]]> Heartwarming story of thousands of baby squirrels knocked out of their nests by Ike being hand-fed & raised for healthy release by the Houston chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Read about their work to save these babies.
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]]> Wonderful piece on Shaker cooking, with links to authentic Shaker recipes on the page. This article will inspire you to cook AND make you hungry.
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]]> There's still a lot of goodness in bread that's hardened and stale, and many ways to put it to use. With the dark economic skies, using every last crumb might not only be savvy, but necessary.
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]]> Still no resolution for the big bailout - read all about it here - what's next?
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]]> UPDATE: Since starting this petition just yesterday 9/26/08 Phoenix passed away. Even though this lil boy was a fighter his little body was just to damaged and broken to go on, his heart stopped and he left this world early Saturday morning. I like so
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]]> PEABODY - The colorful birds were in a fit, fluttering through the dark, gray basement as Deborah Sauchuk and David Koeplin gave chase. The nets swooped back and forth, and one by one, the parakeets were captured and put in cardboard boxes.
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]]> Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Federal District Court in Washington ruled against a BUSHCo proposal to allow more than 500 snowmobiles a day into two national parks. He said the plan favored use over the park's mission: conservation. Will the decision hold?
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]]> This is excellent news - there is a preponderance of evidence to show he is most likely not guilty. 7 witnesses have RECANTED. HURRAY! Let's put pressure on people to finally clear him.
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]]> We thirst for leadership, vision, someone who can speak to us in a way that refuses to avert its eyes from the crisis but shines a light of truth upon the problem, then offers hope and possible solutions...The 9/11 of the economy? In the hands of idiots?
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]]> Bush stood up and proved that he's so full of sh*t his eyes are brown: pulling the same old tired trick out of his motheaten hat, he warned the country that "America could slip into a financial panic." Gee, I think he's trying to start one!
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]]> OMG. This is so pathetic. Palin is sounding more and more like the 2007 Miss Teen South Carolina, who rambled on about "The Iraq" and South Africa when asked a geography question. If I didn't know she kills wild animals for fun I'd feel sorry for her.
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]]> "If my eyes should ever turn brown, my career is shot to hell," Paul Newman once joked. No one could deny the magic of those baby blues, not even the heartthrob himself. But after a decades-long
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]]> I will always remember Paul Newman, not primarily as an actor, but as a person who used the fortune he made from acting to better the lives of millions. Here's an obituary from SLATE MAGAZINE on just that subject.
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]]> Writer David Segel ruminates on how Americans, when passions were roused by injustice, would gather in huge numbers to protest publicly. I find his wondering why this activity has fallen by the wayside disingenuous.
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]]> Thousands of seals are shot in Scottish waters every year.We have a golden opportunity to bring this killing to an end. The Scottish Gov is seeking public opinion on a new Marine Bill that could give seals full legal protection - hurry up only 2 weeks
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]]> Oceana’s online editor Emily Fisher spent the week of Sept 13-21 on Bald Head Island, North Carolina in the hopes of seeing loggerhead sea turtles hatch. Follow her observations and excitations in the five-part blog series.


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]]> This is excellent news! In a reversal of its original request, officials at the US Fish & Wildlife Service want the delisting order vacated. This means the scheduled fall wolf hunt, already delayed, could be put off until further studies are completed.
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]]> We WILL NOT Reduce Ourselves to the level that Care2 has in allowing ads like iams and walmart to invade our realm - We will Not Sell ourselves out to coorperations that engage in, profit from, or condone the abuse of any creature -EVER!!
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]]> Great story in, of all places, the Wall Street Journal. After conducting the first excavation inside the ring in 40 years, Professors Tim Darvill & Geoffey Wainwright constructed a new theory re the purpose of Stonehenge. Read the piece to learn more.
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]]> Read some stories of American seniors and retirees and how they're being affected - and will be affected - by the mess of the US economy. Gives one pause...
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]]> New York Post columist Andrea Peyser wrote an
article about a case, stating her belief that the cat "deserved
every blow he got" and called the prosecution of the cat-killer a
"waste of time and tax-payers money."
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]]> Bob B. is a Care2 member has been trying to get a Service Dog. There is a fundraising campaign for him to get one through PALS with Pawz. Please if you can, note this and cross post. PALs with Pawz set up a fundraiser thru Paypal or www.PALSwithPawz.org
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]]> A nine-month investigation into the pet food giant reveals dogs and cats fed a steady diet of loneliness, suffering, and neglect in their laboratory cages.
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]]> An unprecedented measure allowing the government to buy failing mortgages from banks & other lenders is under discussion right now between the heads of the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department & leaders in Congress.
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]]> Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap was presented a check for $50,000 from Mainers across the state after the state's Animal Welfare Program collected the minimum 2,000 petitions from vehicle owners who want an animal adoption awareness plate.
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]]> Scientists' e-mails reveal Sarah Palin LIED about Polar Bears and global warming. She puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy. She uses personal e-mail accounts for state business to circumvent subpoenas seeking public records. Her critics are “bad people".
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]]> Elizabeth Edwards said Tuesday she is discouraged that health care is falling on the nation's list of priorities and critiqued the plans of both leading presidential candidates.

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]]> The Ministry of Defence has met an animal rights group to discuss alternatives to the bearskin hats worn by guards at Buckingham Palace.
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Watch our video and see the greatest threats to the Rocky Mountain West up close. Nearly 300,000 natural gas and oil wells
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]]> Night photography refers to photographs taken outdoors between dusk and dawn. Look at those photos of abandoned cars taken by night all around the USA.
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]]> Enjoy! >
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]]> A contemporary look at beer...who drinks it and why, the resurgence of the beer industry and all kinds of stuff about one of life's "guilty pleasures." Great article, whether you indulge or not.
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]]> Short video on the implications of nuclear weapons. Worth a look to reinforce the case against nuclear arms. Thanks to Pete C. for the heads-up.
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]]> For most of us, zooming around in an airplane to shoot wolves sounds insane. For Sarah Palin, it's a "safari." In her time as governor of Alaska, Palin has used her position as governor of Alaska to ruin the Alaskan wilderness in every way she could.
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]]> The following is a simple breakdown of dog & cat CPR. It's written for the average pet owner and in plain language. It uses the common accepted approach to pet cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to excepted standards of Pet First Aid courses throu
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]]> Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol is pregnant. How will this news impact her candidacy?
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]]> The American Petroleum Institute has banded together with the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Mining Association & the American Iron & Steel Institute in a lawsuit aimed at removing polar bears from the endangered species list.
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]]> The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an official complaint stating that the contract laboratory investigated by PETA in 2002 and 2003, which was employed by pet-food manufacturer Iams, “has shown a lack of good faith.”
The government complain
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]]> Tell Congress to Support Legislation to Conserve
Our Rapidly Disappearing Migratory Birds!
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]]> Strange Clouds known as Lenticular clouds(Lenticularis) but also known as "flying saucer clouds," "angelship clouds", "cloudships", "clouds of heaven".These clouds and clouds of similar kind have been reported as UFOs in cloud disguise.
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]]> Great info from the Sierra Club on drilling for oil - the facts, the consequences and how it's not a panacea for prices at the pump.
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]]> Is he tough enough? That’s the question being asked of Barack Obama. To those who have known the candidate since boyhood, it’s not just those “dreams from my father” that make Obama a contender, but also his mother’s daring, his grandmother’s grit, and
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]]> A dog who was left for dead is up and walking around now after being rescued by a Good Samaritan.
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]]> Federal officials are cautioning boaters in the waters off Massachusetts to steer clear of leatherback turtles, which have arrived in the area in record numbers
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