The Return of Ag-Gag Laws

Bills seeking to criminalize undercover investigations of factory farms have been introduced in 10 states

Like zombies, a series of “ag-gag” bills are back to haunt our food system again. At least 10 bills that seek to criminalize independent, undercover investigations of factory farming facilities have been introduced in state legislatures this year. More might be in…
» Read more

(2) Comments

by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – March 25, 2013

Fight Against Fracking in California Gathers Steam

Environmentalists file a slew of lawsuits and lawmakers propose bills to regulate the controversial drilling practice

Armed with a slew of lawsuits and proposed regulatory bills, environmentalists and lawmakers are mustering forces to fight an expected fracking boom in California. Photo by Don BarrettAn oilfield in Kern County, California. A 2011 federal report that identified the Monterey Shale…
» Read more

(0) Comments

by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – March 18, 2013

Activists Dismayed by State Dept’s Environmental Assessment of Keystone XL

Draft report released today says pipleline will have little impact on tar sands oil extraction

In a standard beltway move to duck the weekday news cycle when it comes to controversial reports, the US State Department released its draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL pipeline’s route late on Friday — on a day…
» Read more

(0) Comments

by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – March 1, 2013

Extremely Loud

We have drowned out the natural soundscape

When I last visited Kolkata, India, after a long period of living in the relatively quiet hills of Berkeley, CA, my ears were assaulted by the cacophony of traffic noise from the street outside my parents’ apartment. The daily discordant orchestra of blaring horns, squealing brakes, shouting vendors, and loudspeakers blasting religious songs would start in the wee hours of the morning and go late into the night. It felt like torture:…
» Read more

(2) Comments

by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – Spring 2013

New Report Finds Widespread Seafood Fraud in the US

One in three seafood samples mislabeled nationwide. Sushi outlets worst offenders.

Planning on a seafood dinner tonight? Be warned, what you see on the menu may not be what you get. Chances are that white tuna roll you are served is actually escolar, a fish that’s banned for consumption in Japan and Italy…
» Read more

(0) Comments

by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – February 21, 2013

Solomon Islands’ Dolphin Kill Spurred by Corrupt Dolphin Traders, Says Animal Rights Group

Island villagers captured and killed over 1,000 dolphins this week

A group of villagers in the Solomon Islands in Oceana captured and killed over 1,000 dolphins this week in the worst dolphin massacre in the region in recent years. Photo by John NortonIMMP says that dolphin traders, who can make as much…
» Read more

(6) Comments

by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – January 25, 2013

United Airlines Bans Shipping Primates for Lab Experiments

The last major North American commercial airline transporting monkeys for labs caves in following year-long PETA campaign

On Monday, following a year of sustained campaigning by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), United Airlines announced that it has banned the transport of primates to laboratories. "We do not book, accept or transport primates to or from medical…
» Read more

(0) Comments

by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – January 9, 2013

← Recent   Older →