A lot of people visit my blog because they’re searching for information on the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Here’s an update from DawnWatch Alert: Thanks to the fabulous friend to the animals, KHOU’s reporter Brad Woodard, the ongoing horror of horse slaughter is not being forgotten by the media. When I saw Woodard’s most [...]
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I’m waiting to hear President-elect Obama make his victory speech. I’m still stunned and crying tears of joy. We have a lot of work to do and tomorrow, I’ll post some of it, but for now … Obama Sweeps to Victory In History-Making Campaign s.
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CITES and its partners in crime today signed the death warrant for tens of thousands of African elephants by approving “China as a ‘trading partner’ for over 100 tonnes of stockpiled ivory from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.” The decision “has left many conservationists and wildlife managers stunned and appalled,” reports Born Free. I’ll [...]
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I know it’s difficult to avoid the news about our seemingly endless election process, but there is a lot of news lately about several bad situations in Africa and how refugees are quickly elmininating Africa’s wildlife. Some of this poached wildlife is of the endangered species variety. Yes, I know most of you are speciesists [...]
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Fourth and last post today, I swear. CBS’ “60 Minutes” will air two very important segments during their show tomorrow, January 13. “60 Minutes” airs at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The first is a report by Anderson Cooper made during his visit to the Virunga National Park rangers to investigate the plight of endangered mountain gorillas. [...]
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IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WON’T LIE ABOUT, MR. PRESIDENT? In case you’ve been living under a rock, or just keep your head planted firmly in the sand, here’s a newsletter from Senator Barbara Boxer about the Bush Administration’s recent muzzling of a scientific report about global warming. There’s an opportunity for you to send an [...]
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I just got an urgent e-mail message from Defenders of Wildlife about the proposed wolf slaughter in Alaska. Please read: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has signed off on a $400,000 state-funded propaganda campaign to justify the state’s barbaric wolf slaughter from the skies. Why? Because Governor Palin and her political cronies in the state legislature [...]
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Last Saturday the House passed the Renewable Electricity Standard by a vote of 220 to 190. Here is part of the Sierra Club’s announcement: The House then went on to pass the energy bill itself on a final vote of 241 to 172. This marks the first time in recent memory that instead of simply [...]
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Oh now I get it – we invaded Iraq FOR THE OIL. That’s not news but this story uncovers the major players on Darth Cheney’s Energy Task Force. Read the story, and I recommend you do that on an empty stomach, but here’s a roll call of some of the known players: Ken Lay, deceased, [...]
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Yesterday I purchased Al Gore’s new book from Amazon via his Web site. I might’ve waited a while but after reading an excerpt from the ABC News site (a link I can no longer find, hmm) I bought it right away. On his site, the former Vice President cites his reason for writing the book [...]
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