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Current Approach Of Fishery Industry Is Extremely Risky, Research Finds — May Lead To Collapse
Overfishing has had an incredible effect on the quantity and diversity of fish present in the oceans of the world, along with greatly reducing biodiversity. Because of this decline in fish numbers, and a number of complete fishery collapses, the industry is becoming increasingly dependent upon only a handful of shellfish species. Show More Summary
Cleveland VegFest Presents Jenny Stein & James LaVeck
Jenny Stein and James LaVeck present their film, Peaceable Kingdom, then hold an activist workshop!
Regulation: The high cost of low value wind
Regulation magazine recently published an interesting article on the high costs and market disruptions associated with long-term subsidies to the renewable energy sector. An NCPA review of the Regulation Mag article notes, Subsidies for renewable energy distort markets and are economically inefficient, … Continue reading ?
More on wind’s impact on endangered bird species
Following on previous reports, here’s another article reviewing the heavy toll the wind industry is taking on endangered raptors like bald and golden eagles and the California condor. While the fossil fuel industry is prosecuted and heavily fined for impacts … Continue reading ?
Cleveland VegFest Presents Rebecca Dingle: The Power of Your Plate
Rebecca Dingle gives practical resources for enjoying healthy, plant-based eating with this cooking demo.
Opposition to Obama Health Law Intensifies Ahead of Fall Exchange Rollout
Last week, the House of Representatives voted for the 37th time to repeal all or part of the Obama Health Care Law. While all House Republicans and two Democrats supported the measure, the Senate, controlled by the Democrats, is unlikely to allow a vote to repeal the law. Despite the fact that the Obama Health [...]
Ilyse Hogue on Anti-Choice SBA List
The following piece "Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement?" by Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, is cross-posted from The Nation: Every time an American woman walks into her polling place, she ought to give thanks to Susan B. Show More Summary
Pro-life group blankets riding of pro-abortion MP Michelle Rempel with graphic postcards
by John Jalsevac Calgary, AB, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Canadian pro-life group that is distributing postcards showing the graphic reality of abortion in the ridings of politicians who the group says have “failed the children” has announced the second object of their campaign: Calgary Centre-North…
UK Department of Health claims ‘no evidence’ of sex-selective abortion in Britain
by Thaddeus Baklinski LONDON, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Following an undercover investigation by the Daily Telegraph that exposed doctors willing to abort children based on their sex, the UK's Department of Health has concluded that sex-selective abortion does not take place in Britain. While the Department’s…
Federal judge reinstates Christian college’s lawsuit over HHS mandate
by Ben Johnson BEAVER FALLS, PA, May 22, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal judge has reinstated a Christian college's lawsuit against the Obama administration over the HHS mandate. Geneva College sued the administration over the mandate, which would require the institution to pay for contraception, sterilization,…
Question of the Day
Suggested by Shaker Nice_Shirt: "What do you really hate, but wish you liked? (Food, genre of music, activity, etc.)"I hate eggs, and I wish I liked them, because I love the idea of quiches and omelets and other eggy dishes, but I just can't even think about eating egg.
Liberal Writer: My Miscarriages Made Me Question Being Pro-Choice
Liberal Salon.com writer JJ Keith recently wrote a piece with the headline —“My miscarriages made me question being pro-choice: I was devastated when I lost my pregnancies, and I wondered: Does grieving this way mean abortion is wrong?” The piece is very thought-provoking and has the writer admitting: “It doesn’t make any sense to me, [...]
Could a Chinese carbon cap pave the way for a global climate deal?
China has proposed firm limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, seriously weakening one of the U.S.’s go-to excuses for climate inaction.
Climate activists to protest at Obama group’s climate events
Organizing for Action, the president's advocacy group, should be doing more on climate change, activists say. Fighting Keystone XL would be a good start.
SBA List: Ban Abortion For All Women
Apparently, banning abortion for women in D.C. wasn't extreme enough.
The anti-choice zealots at the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List recently pledged their support for Rep. Trent Franks' (R-AZ) measure that has recently been expanded toShow More Summary
IRS Sleuths Were on the Right Track: Big Tobacco Created Tea Party in 1994
This is a guest post by Pam Martens, cross-posted with permission from Wall Street On Parade.
On February 25, 2013, James Hepburn, writing at Daily Kos, made the emphatic assertion in a headline that “Big Tobacco Had Nothing to Do With Tea Party Formation.” That is likely to be the one headline that will haunt Mr. Show More Summary
Crazy Ants Are Displacing Fire Ants — Invading Texas And The South (VIDEO)
Crazy ants are currently invading Texas and the southeastern United States, displacing and eliminating the fire ants throughout those areas, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. This is of course not a surprise for many of those throughout those regions who have had experiences with those ants. Show More Summary
The brutality of reproductive control
A must-read op/ed in the New York Times about the dangers in state control of reproduction:
Tom Hardy and a Puppy Visit the Tower Bridge
"We're thinking about you, London," said Tom and the puppy.
Vermont Help Line Launched for Patients Pressured to Take Assisted Suicide Drugs
Ignoring calls from hundreds of Vermonters imploring him to veto the poorly crafted, dangerous legislation, Governor Peter Shumlin boldly signed the bill into law on Monday, May 20, 2013. He was surrounded by cheering supporters of legalized assisted-suicide. Also in attendance, Attorney General Bill Sorrell, Commissioner of the Department of Health, Harry Chen, dozens of [...]
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