Great article for those who already bake bread or those who'd like to start. You KNOW that bread you make yourself is going to healthier and fresher than anything you buy at the grocery store. Great recipes at this site, too.
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]]> The US Treasury Department has taken over the quasi-public Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac mortgage lenders. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has fired the heads of both companies & put in hand-picked replacements. He said a "rescue plan" will be implemented.
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]]> My name was Golfo and an Employee of the Delegation of Environment has murdered me recently of Almería (Spain), in the natural park of Punta Entinas Sabinal .
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]]> Thank you for taking action to protect California's last remaining wetlands and the sensitive ecosystems they support.

Your show of support will be crucial to securing statewide policies that will put important safeguards in place to preserve these s
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]]> In the absence of national leadership, states have been forging ahead with the solutions to global warming. Knowing that our western states could accomplish more together than separately, the Western Climate Initiative was launched in February 2007...
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]]> A US government survey released this week reports that illicit drug use by people between the ages of 55 and 59 rocketed up 116% in the past five years. Whoa, dude!
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]]> Lawsuits against the makers of faulty government-approved medical devices are already forbidden. Now companies that manufacture both prescription and over-the counter-drugs are asking the Supreme Court for the same protection. Outrageous!
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]]> As well as being unethical, animal models of pain are simplistic and fail to replicate the multi-dimensional experience of human pain with its complex genetic, biological and psychological aspects.
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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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]]> Get a free bumper sticker. We need to let our leaders know that when we step into the ballot box the Constitution will be the first thing on our minds. Let them know you believe that no one, including the President, is above the law!
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]]> An Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin will return home after a three-year rehab program. The 4-year-old male Asian elephant became addicted after he was captured by smugglers along the Chinese-Myanmar border in March 2005.
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]]> A disabled turtle is using her new set of wheels to get around in more ways than one. Officials at the Jerusalem Zoo say the 10-year-old spurred tortoise has begun mating since being fitted with a custom skateboard to overcome paralysis of her hind legs.
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]]> The dragons, which grow to 10ft long and weigh as much as 26 stone, are found only on Komodo and a handful of islands in central Indonesia. Already endangered, their numbers are dwindling as a result of habitat destruction and hunting of their prey.
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]]> With his VP choice of Sarah Palin, who advocates drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and doubts mankind's role in climate change, John McCain has gone from the greenest Republican to run for president to just another representative of big oil.
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]]> Solar electricity can contribute largely to the energy needs of two-thirds of the world's population - including those in remote areas - by 2030. This is the main conclusion of the Solar Generation report, published by The European Photovoltaic Industry.
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]]> The value of the outfit Cindy McCain wore on national TV while she explained to America that John McCain and the Republicans understand their economic and social woes was about $300,000. So, what will that amount buy in America? Read on and find out....
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]]> "If we don’t act now to change our dependence on fossil fuels and stop our CO2 emissions, then it will be curtains for human beings on Earth in the not so distant future." – James Lovelock, respected British scientist in warning to the world.
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]]> The hunter is becoming the hunted. Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's colorful life story as an avid hunter and "hockey mom" is quickly turning the little-known Alaska governor into a juicy target for late-night U.S. television talk-show hosts.
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]]> John McCain's VP pick Sarah Palin is an enthusiastic hunter who has proposed legislation and bounties to encourage aerial hunting, the controversial practice of shooting wolves from an aircraft. Do people in Alaska really shoot wolves from planes?
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]]> Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin saved a television crew from an attack by a Siberian tiger by shooting it with a tranquilizer gun. Putin, sensitive to a growing environmental movement in Russia, is involved in programs to save the Amur Tigers.
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]]> Governors are considering dramatic action to address climate change. Help ensure wildlife isn’t forgotten in this important process. Fill out the form to urge your state’s Governor to consider the fate of all the animals threatened by climate change.
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]]> Many horses are injured even before reaching their final destination. Some are shipped for more than 24 hours at a time without food, water or rest, and the methods used to kill these horses once they arrive at the plant can be exceptionally inhumane.
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]]> A huge 19 square mile ice shelf in Canada's northern Arctic broke away last month and the remaining shelves have shrunk at a "massive and disturbing" rate, the latest sign of accelerating climate change in the remote region, scientists said on Tuesday.
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]]> The devastating effects of climate change are also accelerating sea level rise and small island nations are preparing evacuation plans to guarantee the survival of their populations.

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]]> The MoonBears.org Coalition, a group committed to ending the suffering of Korea�s caged moon bears, is currently running an online petition that is attracting attention from around the globe. Their petition target is 20,000 signatures.
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]]> Just talked to a Valley resident who works for the state and is a registered Independent. I asked, “So, what do you think of our new Veep candidate?” The answer (after chuckling and shaking his head) “What a way to commit suicide.”
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]]> The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, says a federal judge. The dispute pits the USDA, which tests 1% of cows for the deadly disease, against a meat packer that wants to test all its animals.
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]]> New Swiss legislation spells out in exhaustive detail how all domestic animals are to be treated, whether they be pets, farm animals or destined for scientific experiments. Wild animals are also covered by the law if they reside in zoos or circuses.
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]]> Future loss of lakes and rivers in Africa would influence how species such as buffalo, wildebeest and elephants evolve, according to scientists. Large populations of animals could be divided and evolve into new species to cope with their new surroundings.
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]]> The political talk over the last couple weeks has swirled around the conventions and the VP nominees. Now that Barack Obama and John McCain have both selected their running mates, it's time to look at the animal protection records of the two VP hopefuls.
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]]> Last week the Internet and European news outlets were flooded with poignant photographs of Gana, an 11-year-old gorilla at the Münster Zoo in Germany, holding up the body of her dead baby, Claudio, and pursing her lips toward his lifeless fingers.
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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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]]> Dutch espionage agents, in the process of infiltrating the Iranian weapons organizations in a top secret operation, have been recalled by their government because of its belief that the US is planning an attack.
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]]> Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol is pregnant. How will this news impact her candidacy?
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]]> These are some short videos of the pet evacuation in lousiana.
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]]> ---the agency proposing the project would have the power to decide how it would affect wildlife.
These proposed changes are being bulldozed through and the DOI is only accepting comments from the public until September 15, 2008.
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2) Take Action: America Needs Clean Energy, Not More Drilling
New energy legislation introduced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi will soon come up for a vote. The bill will force drilling supporters to admit whether they really want to move America forward or
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]]> The Big Agribusiness opponents of California’s Proposition 2 have a track record of duping the public, harming animals, and polluting the environment. They also exploit workers, many of whom are Latino immigrants stuck in the most dangerous and lowest pa
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]]> The Food and Drug Administration is once again holding an “information gathering” public meeting on nanotechnology, a powerful new technology for taking apart and reconstructing nature at the atomic and molecular level. Like Yogi Berra said, “it’s déjà v
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]]> There are 15 Class B dealers left who round up dogs and cats and sell them to research facilities. It is time to take action to stop funneling dogs and cats—often times stolen family pets—into research facilities.

The Pet Safety and Protection Act, oth
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]]> Because of the spread of industrial farming and increased use of poisons to kill other ground-dwelling animals (like gophers), Saskatchewan's burrowing owls struggle to survive. This creature is just too adorable! Please help protect the remaining pairs.
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]]> More and more women are eschewing marriage in favor of plain old commitment, career and friends. They're saying they don't need the piece of paper to feel connected to someone else. Sounds like the 60's with a modern twist.
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]]> Core of the recently changed and of the parliament blessed paper is the prohibition of the killing of road dogs. That is the final out for the killing stations, in which alone in Brasov, which second largest city of Romania, from 2002 to today over 26.000
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]]> This site provides in-depth information and comparisons of hospitals on several different levels. You can compare up to three health facilities at a time by overall care, location, specific diseases and procedures, etc. This is one to bookmark.
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]]> AW...the four southern governors whose states are in Gustave's projected path will skip the Convention, and Georgie & Big Dick will, too...unless they change the dates. I do pray for all the people who are likely to be affected by this storm, though.
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]]> Louisiana has recognized how important people's pets are to them and has made official provisions in the Critical Transportation Plan to evacuate them to shelters close enough to their owners so that they can provide care.
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