residents of Maine voted overwhelmingly to allow the sale of medical marijuana over the counter at state-licensed dispensaries

It's something that everyone of us should remember....

Ten newfound species of amphibians -- including a frog with spiky skin and three varieties of frogs with transparent skin -- have been discovered in the mountains of Colombia.

Sometimes it seems as though we have a constant stream of stories in the news about animals being abused or neglected. But after the puppy mill bust or dog-rescued-from-a-hot-car story airs, where do the animals end up?

What do the major (or largest) denominations in the United States say about animals? Click on the denominations and faiths below to find out more, and check back periodically for updates to this information. Additional religions and faiths with statement

Irresponsible fishing practices are endangering fish, ocean habitat and marine wildlife. Massive trawl nets destroy seafloor habitat, while other gears such as longlines, trawls and gillnets indiscriminately capture hundreds of thousands of marine

Big Oil and greedy banks are working to prevent a strong and just global climate framework in Copenhagen - protecting their profits at the expense of people and our planet. Chief among those are Canada's biggest oil companies and Royal Bank of Canada (RB

Future firefighters have their work cut out for them. Perhaps nowhere does this hit home harder than in Australia, where in early 2009 a persistent drought, high winds, and record high temperatures set the stage for the worst wildfire in the country's his

Most experts agree that we are losing upwards of 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest daily ... Along with this loss and degradation, we are losing some 135 plant, animal and insect species every day--or some 50,000 species a year--as the forests fall.

Hosted by United Poultry Concerns You are Cordially Invited to Share our 19th Annual Thanksgiving Feast Saturday, November 28, 2009 from 2 to 5 PM 12325 Seaside Road, Machipongo, VA 23405 Meet Our Feathered Friends!