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Taxpayer Dollars Are Helping Monsanto Sell Seeds Abroad
Environment  (tags: corporate, dishonesty, Monsanto food labeling, politics, society, environment, ethics, consumers, business, americans, finance, economy, money, world, SustainableDevelopment, sustainabledevelopment )

Cal
- 8 hours ago - motherjones.com
The US State Department has been essentially acting as of de facto global-marketing arm of the ag-biotech industry, along with high-ranking figures like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mouthing industry talking points as if they were gospel
How Criminology Can Fight Poaching
Animals  (tags: wildlife trade, endangered, extinction, rhinos, africa, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, animals, animalwelfare, cruelty, death, crime, prevention, animalcruelty )

Cal
- 8 hours ago - mnn.com
Crime experts recommend battling poverty levels, erecting more fences and increasing awareness of poaching.
In Landmark Ruling, Indonesia's Indigenous People Win Right to Millions of Hectares of Forest
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, development, destruction of naturnative rights, indigenous peoples rights, politics, Idle No More Movement, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', government, humanrights, politics, ethics, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', world, news, world, protection, nature )

Cal
- 8 hours ago - news.mongabay.com
In a landmark ruling, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has invalidated the Indonesian government's claim to millions of hectares of forest land, potentially giving indigenous and local communities the right to manage their customary forests
Good News for Elephants: Gabon Steps in to Help Protect Elephants From Ivory Poaching at Central African Republic Site
Animals  (tags: goodnews, endangered, animals, animaladvocates, animalwelfare, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cal
- 8 hours ago - news.mongabay.com
Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritage site, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society
TAKE ACTION NOW! President Barack Obama and U.S. Government: Set Gun Control Laws to Prohibit Guns on Campus
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: gun control, Newtown Massacre, gun violence, children, news, government, ethics, media, lies, politics, americans )

Cal
- 8 hours ago - change.org
Parents are afraid of sending their children to school; students are worried about being hurt by guns on campus. Therefore, allowing guns on campus could not make campuses security; instead, it will have the opposite effect and lead to more campus gun vio
Welcome to the Brave New World of Corporatized Medicine: Just Hope You Don't Get Sick!
Health & Wellness  (tags: corporate, business, ethics, health, healthcare, medicine, protection, treatment, Body-Mind-Spirit, government, drugs, humans, society )

Cal
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
"Business freedom" in America increasingly means the God-given right to exploit the vulnerability of the public.
Obama War Powers Under 2001 Law 'Astoundingly Disturbing,' Senators Say
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: war powers, military, obama, government, security, politics, abuse, congress )

Cal
- 1 day ago - huffingtonpost.com
The war authorization that Congress passed after 9/11 will be needed for at least 10 to 20 more years, and can be used to put the United States military on the ground anywhere, from Syria to the Congo to Boston, military officials argued Thursday.
TAKE ACTION NOW! Save Circus Animals
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, animalcruelty, animaladvocates, circus animals, animals, cruelty, animalrights )

Cal
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Trainers use brutal hooks and lashes to "break" the animals and bend them to do their will. When not in training or in the rink, the animals are confined to terrible living conditions and unhealthy food
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest in Jerusalem, Vow to Defy Draft
World  (tags: world, Israel, religion, politics, military service, secularism, orthodoxy, freedoms, society, politics, world )

Cal
- 20 hours ago - reuters.com
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, a proposal supported by the secular majority pushing for a more equal share of the burden on Israeli society.
 
 
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