General Mills Announces GMO Labeling for US Products
General Mills, the Minneapolis-based food giant, has announced Friday that consumers all over the U.S. will soon begin seeing GMO labeling legislated by the state of Vermont on many General Mills products.
‘Reclaim Our Schools’: Cities Rally Nationwide to Save Public Education
Thousands gather to protest budget cuts, high-stakes testing, and state takeovers of public schools
The final Obama doctrine? Racking up the body count
Obama officials have repeatedly expressed a commitment to killing large numbers of ISIS fighters. Will Trump take it even further?
World’s First Solar Airport No Longer Pays Electricity Bills
In another green initiative, the airport is making a foray into organic farming. Cochin is setting up the farm on same plot of land where the solar plant sits.
Oregon Passes Historic Bill to Phase Out Coal and Double Down on Renewables
Commitments like Oregon’s are essential to the global effort to contain and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to levels that can protect the Earth for future generations.
End the Dickey Amendment: Tell Congress to Allow Research on Gun Violence
Sign the petition now and tell Congress to take the first step
Protect the bats from lethal wind turbines
Please sign the petition to tell the AWEA to make these changes so that we can save 90 percent of the bats rather than just 30 percent.
These Are the Most Dangerous Kinds of Plastic Polluting the Ocean
A new study identifies the 20 most deadly forms of plastic killing sea turtles, marine mammals, and sea birds.
NAACP Teams With Low-Income Children’s Program to Help Parents Too
The partnership is aimed at providing families with the economic opportunities they otherwise aren't afforded.
5 Million Nigerians Oppose Monsanto’s Plans to Introduce GMO Cotton and Corn
Besides the potential contamination of local maize varieties, the groups argued that the health risks of introducing GMO maize into Nigeria could be “enormous” considering that maize is a staple food in their diet.