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Newswire - December, 2009

Thursday December 31, 2009

12:10 PM
Freedom to Marry Celebrates a Remarkable Year
10:03 AM
United for a Fair Economy: Waging Class Warfare - The Rich Win Again

Wednesday December 30, 2009

7:51 PM
ACLU: President Obama Issues Orders To Reduce Government Secrecy
6:36 PM
National Lawyers Guild Urges Government of Egypt to Heed International Law Obligations and Allow Safe Passage to Gaza for Gaza Freedom March and Viva Palestina Convoy Members
6:15 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Federal Studies: Alaskan Polar Bear and Walrus in Trouble
5:29 PM
ACLU: In Aftermath Of Attempted Attack, ACLU Advocates Effective Security That Respects Privacy
5:04 PM
Earthjustice: Coal-Power Transmission Line Off the Table
2:01 PM
EQCA: Historic Bills Expanding LGBT Rights and Resources Become Law
9:08 AM
Gaza Freedom March: Update From Cairo from US Activists Participating in Gaza Freedom March

Tuesday December 29, 2009

5:12 PM
Human Rights Watch: United States: End Detention of Refugees for Failure to File Forms
5:05 PM
CSPI Urges FDA Crackdown on False & Misleading Food Labeling
1:54 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Federal Study: Manatee Death Rate Is Seven Times Sustainable Level
10:32 AM
The Yes Men: Canada Successfully Destroys Parody Websites

Monday December 28, 2009

5:04 PM
Gaza Freedom Marchers Walled in Behind Police Barricade in Front of UN Office in Cairo
11:19 AM
Basel Action Network: Holiday e-Waste? Beware Fake Recyclers!
9:02 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): The Climate Lobby from Soup to Nuts

Wednesday December 23, 2009

5:16 PM
PFAW: The Numbers Don’t Lie--GOP Obstruction Efforts Unprecedented in Senate
5:15 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Will Egypt Prevent Marchers from Entering Gaza?
4:39 PM
Congresswomen Lee & Woolsey: Progressive House Leaders say Key Aspects of House Bill Must Be Included in Health Care Legislation
1:22 PM
Human Rights Watch: UN: Ensure Peacekeepers in Congo Focus on Protecting Civilians
12:59 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Climate Heroes imprisoned over Christmas and New Year
12:10 PM
Human Rights Watch: Colombia: Protect Witnesses in Paramilitary Cases
10:17 AM
Friends of The Earth: Prompted by Litigation from Friends of the Earth, EPA Issues Final Rule to Reduce Air Pollution from Ships

Tuesday December 22, 2009

6:51 PM
FAIR: The 2009 P.U.-Litzer Awards
5:26 PM
Groups Applaud American Public Health Association for Opposition to Hormone Use in Beef and Dairy Production
5:23 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Forcibly Returned Uighur Asylum Seekers at Risk
4:58 PM
Conservation Groups: Alaska Native, Tourism, and Conservation Groups Seek Protection for Roadless Areas in Tongass National Forest
4:28 PM
National Lawyers Guild Calls On President Obama to Withdraw Nomination of Sharon Browne to the Legal Services Corporation
1:50 PM
CREW Unveils Its List of Top Ten Ethics Scandals of 2009
1:48 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): European Court: Landmark Ruling on Racial and Religious Exclusion
1:08 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Pro-Single-Payer Physicians Call for Defeat of Senate Health Bill
12:07 PM
Voices for Creative Non-Violence: Chicago Activists to Join the Gaza Freedom March
11:48 AM
Oxfam International: Gaza’s Civilians, Still Unable to Rebuild One Year After Operation Cast Lead, ‘Betrayed’ by International Community

Monday December 21, 2009

3:26 PM
Earthjustice: One Year Later: America’s Worst Environmental Disaster Continues with No Regulatory Relief in Sight
3:25 PM
CARE: Statement from CARE's Dr. Gayle on Outcome at Copenhagen
2:40 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: More Than 100 Groups Endorse Petition to EPA to Cap Carbon Dioxide Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million
1:25 PM
National Coalition for the Homeless: 20th Annual National Homeless Person’s Memorial – Washington DC: Commemorating the Lives of Those Who have Died While Homeless
1:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Reversing Bush Political Corruption, Feds Agree to Increase Critical Habitat Protection for 12 Texas Endangered Species
12:15 PM
CODEPINK: Gaza Freedom March is Determined to Break the Siege
11:21 AM
Oxfam International: UN Climate Negotiations Need Overhaul If We Are to Avoid 4 Degrees Warming

Saturday December 19, 2009

2:50 PM
US Senator Bernie Sanders: $10 Billion More for Community Health Centers will Revolutionize Care
2:42 PM
NOW President Condems Compromised Health Care Bill; Women's Access to Abortion Care Traded Away

Friday December 18, 2009

7:50 PM
Friends of the Earth U.S.: Sham Deal Requires Nothing, Accomplishes Nothing
7:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on “Deal” at Copenhagen
7:00 PM
Friends of the Earth - International: Copenhagen: A Disaster for World's Poorest
6:55 PM
Food & Water Watch: Drinking Water Regulations Should Ban Unsafe Chemicals From Entering Public Systems
6:52 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): NOW to Senate: Don't Let Us Down on Health Care Reform
5:37 PM
Earthjustice: Last Planned Coal Plant in Florida Cancelled
3:28 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Welcomes Morocco's Release of Sahrawi Human Rights Defender after Monthlong Hunger Strike
3:25 PM
Public Citizen: Tamiflu? More Like Scamiflu: Tamiflu Should Not Be Used for Routine Control of Flu
3:19 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges Army Officials To Alter ‘Church Retreat’ Program At Missouri Base
3:02 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: Jumpstart Ratification of Women’s Rights Treaty
2:26 PM
Amnesty International: Côte d’Ivoire: Stop Attempt to Defraud Toxic Waste Dump Victims
2:20 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Private Lands Could Host More Solar, Wind Power
1:41 PM
ACLU: ACLU Report Hails Michigan As Model For Reducing Prison Populations
1:24 PM
World Wildlife Fund: WWF Statement On Climate Summit Speech By President Obama
1:16 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Reaction to Obama Copenhagen Speech
12:11 PM
Friends of The Earth: Obama's Copenhagen Speech: Saving Face, Not Planet
11:34 AM
Latin American and Caribbean Community Center (LACCC): International Migrants Day: A Day to Stand in Solidarity with Migrants in the United States and Across the World Who Face Racism and Economic Exploitation
11:15 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on President Obama’s Climate Speech by the Center for Biological Diversity
9:28 AM
ActionAid: Obama Has Said Nothing to Save the Copenhagen Conference from Failure

Thursday December 17, 2009

6:36 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: After Three Failed Attempts, Forest Service Embarks on Fourth Drafting of National Planning Rules That Could Have Major Impact on Wildlife
6:08 PM
Nation Story Prompts Congressional Investigation Into Afghan Supply Line Corruption
5:41 PM
Greenpeace: Protecting Forests Could Set the Stage for a Greenwash Deal in Copenhagen
5:40 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Announces Credit Cards That Don’t Cost You Your Legal Rights
5:37 PM
Free Press Commends Boucher for Broadband Push
5:09 PM
ACLU: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Landmark Juvenile Justice Legislation
4:53 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Lawyers Ask Judge to Apply Ruling From Last Week to New ACORN De-Funding
4:31 PM
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): Young Honduran LGBT Activist Murdered in Wave of Violence and Impunity
3:59 PM
Food & Water Watch: New Analysis of Public Water Systems Emphasizes Need to Address Source Pollution
3:57 PM
Earthjustice: Senate GOP Attempts to Undermine EPA Endangerment Finding on Global Warming
3:55 PM
Greenpeace Emergency Response Unit Declares the US Chamber of Commerce a Climate Crime Scene: Industry Lobbyists Hold Obama's Climate Policy Hostage in Copenhagen
3:54 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan: * Just War? * Five Times GDP
3:53 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Wins $8 Million Dollars for Gulf War Illnesses Research
3:51 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Pennsylvania County Agrees to Remove Religious Symbols From Courthouse Lawn
3:50 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea: Stadium Massacre, Rape Likely Crimes Against Humanity
3:49 PM
Public Citizen: Texas Experiment With Medical Liability Caps Has Failed, New Report Shows
3:44 PM
ACLU: US Still Absent From Women's Rights Treaty 30 Years After Its Adoption
1:35 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Will the Senate Health Care Bill Give Some Employers a Free Ride?
1:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Secretary Clinton’s Speech
1:02 PM
ACLU: Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Spying Should Be Reinstated, Says ACLU
12:42 PM
Friends of the Earth International: Climate Talks: Rich Countries to Blame for Deadlock
12:14 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): NOAA Petitioned to Remove Gag on Sea Grant Researchers
12:10 PM
SEIU: SEIU Members Lay out Concerns With Expected Senate Healthcare Reform Legislation

Wednesday December 16, 2009

6:54 PM
ACLU: House Introduces Crucial Prison Litigation Reform Legislation
6:40 PM
Food First: Take Back Control of Your Food System
6:35 PM
Amnesty International: Iran: Stop Execution of Alleged Juvenile Offender, Mosleh Zamani
6:14 PM
Conservation Groups: Suit Filed to Stop Hawaii Longline Fishery From Tripling Sea Turtle Kill
6:08 PM
ACLU: House Votes to Briefly Extend Overbroad Patriot Act Provisions
6:00 PM
ACLU: Atlanta Independent School System Officials Will Ensure Students' Constitutional Rights Are Upheld After Settlement of ACLU Lawsuit
5:48 PM
Free Press: Free Press: Solutions to the "Competition Crisis" Missing from the National Broadband Plan
5:38 PM
Maplight.org: Dems Voting No on Prescription Drug Imports Receive 70% More Pharma Money
5:37 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP): Statement: Chuck Marr, Director of Federal Tax Policy, on the Senate Debate on the Federal Estate Tax
4:25 PM
Food & Water Watch - Europe: Are We Moving from Nanotechnology to Nanotoxicity?
4:20 PM
ACLU: ACLU Challenges Nebraska Petition Laws That Keep Independent Candidates Off Ballot
4:14 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Media Advisory: Frostpaw the Polar Bear Available for Comment and Photos in Copenhagen
3:52 PM
Human Rights First: Massimino Calls for Implementation of Human Rights Treaties Across U.S. Government
3:51 PM
War Resisters League (WRL) Activist Ellen Barfield Gets Jail Time for 'Blood Money'
3:21 PM
Free Press: National Broadband Plan: Competition Policy Is Key
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Copenhagen: * Rich Dumping on Poor? * Police Arresting Activists
2:57 PM
Rainforest Action Network: World Leaders Must Deliver Strong Goals and Money to Make REDD Happen
2:32 PM
FAIR: Tell PBS: Don't Abandon Hard-Hitting Journalism
2:21 PM
Greenpeace: PolluterWatch.com Launches Investigative Effort to Hold Polluters’ Influence Peddlers and Propagandists Accountable
2:17 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Expanding the Debt for War and Wall Street
1:24 PM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 9 Law Enforcement Officers, 98 Private Citizens Since May 2007
1:19 PM
Friends of The Earth - International: Danish PM Tries to Derail UN Climate Talks; Friends of the Earth Suspended from the Conference
1:11 PM
ACLU: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Unveiled
1:11 PM
CARE: CARE's Dr. Gayle Troubled by Adaptation Text in Copenhagen
12:43 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): CCFC to Nickelodeon: "Naughty" and Violent Games Are Not for Children;
12:34 PM
Public Campaign & Common Cause: Congress Rejects Measure to Help Struggling Families Amid Shower of Special Interest Money
12:23 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Park Bio-Prospecting Plan Will Be a Money-Loser
10:53 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: Friends of the Earth Suspended from UN Climate Talks
9:15 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Criticizes Announcement that GTMO Detainees Will Be Moved to Illinois Prison

Tuesday December 15, 2009

7:09 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Announces Plans To Move Guantánamo Detainees To Illinois Prison
6:33 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Early Bipartisan Support for Privileged Resolution to End War in Afghanistan
5:52 PM
Brave New Foundation: Congressman Grayson and Afghanistan Veterans Urge Congress Not to Fund Troop Surge
3:32 PM
ACLU: Extraordinary Rendition Case Should Move Forward, Argues ACLU In Court Today
3:28 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Speaks Against War Appropriations Bill
3:27 PM
United for a Fair Economy: Wealthy Individuals Call for Stronger Estate Tax They Would Pay
3:06 PM
PEER: Off-Roading Ends Until California Park Cleans Up Its Act
2:50 PM
Constitution Project: Constitution Project Welcomes Enhanced Transparency Recommendations from Obama Administration
2:34 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes Rep. Luis Gutierrez’s Immigrant Reform Bill
2:29 PM
SEIU: SEIU Statement on Introduction of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform - American Security and Prosperity Act (CIR-A.S.A.P)
2:04 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Yemen: End Harsh Repression in South
1:22 PM
Oxfam International: UN Publishes Results of Two Years of Climate Talks
12:26 PM
Friends of The Earth - International: Monsanto Wins 'Angry Mermaid Award'
12:24 PM
ACLU: Counterterrorism Efforts Must Not Infringe On First Amendment Rights, ACLU Testifies
12:20 PM
Oxfam International: Climate Change Undermining Human Rights on an Unprecedented Scale
10:48 AM
The Yes Men: Copenhagen Spoof Shames Canada; Climate Debt No Joke

Monday December 14, 2009

6:31 PM
Climate Action Network (CAN): USA Wins First Place Fossil For Weak Target, No Cash
4:56 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Suit Seeking Accountability for Guantanamo Torture
4:53 PM
Planned Parenthood Applauds Congress for Prioritizing Reproductive Health in 2010 Appropriations
4:52 PM
Public Citizen: CEOs Who Steered Economy Off a Cliff Received $28.9 Million Average Annual Salary, New Public Citizen Report Shows
4:50 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Inadequate Aid as Violence Escalates in South Sudan Emergency
4:49 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Marks Progress in Omnibus Spending Bill
4:47 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit to Challenge Protection Delay for 144 Species
4:46 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: First Amendment Does Not Protect Criminal Activities by Staff at Religious Organizations, Says Americans United
4:42 PM
CREW and Obama Administration Settle Lawsuit Over Missing Bush White House Emails
4:08 PM
Amnesty International, Responding to Secretary Clinton's Human Rights Address, Urges Accountability at Home
4:05 PM
Service Employees International Union (SEIU): DHS’ Immigration 'Enforcement' Strategy Is More of the Same
4:02 PM
National Lawyers Guild Releases Policy Paper on How Corporate Interests Influence State Terrorism Legislation
4:00 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): New Report Demonstrates Food Industry Self-Regulation Has Failed; Junk Food Still Extensively Marketed to Children
3:57 PM
Brave New Foundation: Congressman to Read 100,000 Signature Petition Calling for No Funding for Afghanistan Escalation Into Congressional Record
3:54 PM
India Resource Center: Norway Campuses Reject Coca-Cola
3:02 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Congress Lifts Ban on Medical Marijuana in Nation's Capitol
2:14 PM
Government Accountability Project: OSC Honors Katrina Pumps Whistleblower With 2009 Public Service Award
1:59 PM
ACLU in Court Tuesday in Extraordinary Rendition Case
1:13 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Nonprofit David Cuts Down Agribusiness Goliaths
12:22 PM
Friends of the Earth International Supports African Call, Africa Moves to Stop Rich Country Power Grab and Protect Kyoto Targets
12:19 PM
American Rivers: EPA Watersense Specifications Move Water Efficiency Efforts in the Right Direction

Friday December 11, 2009

6:00 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): New Bill from Senator Cantwell Would Not Adequately Reduce Emissions
4:14 PM
Climate Justice Action and Climate Justice Now!: Groups March Under The ‘System Change Not Climate Change’ Banner On Saturday’s Climate March
3:59 PM
Public Citizen: With Passage of Reform Bill, House Takes Key Step in Reregulating Financial Sector
2:24 PM
ACLU: ACLU In Court Tuesday In Extraordinary Rendition Case
2:20 PM
Brady Campaign: Gun Owners, NRA Members Once Again Show Strong Support For Reasonable Gun Restrictions
2:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Senators' Global Warming Proposal
1:50 PM
Greenpeace: Statement on Kerry-Lieberman-Graham 'Compromise'
1:21 PM
Food & Water Watch: Catch Share Task Force Statement Vague
1:07 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Congressman Kucinich’s Response to President Obama’s “Just War” Doctrine
12:19 PM
American Rivers: Learn how States Used their Water Infrastructure Funding from the Stimulus
10:15 AM
Physicians for a National Health Program: ‘Medicare Buy-In’ Is Really a Subsidy to Private Insurers: Harvard Professor

Thursday December 10, 2009

7:11 PM
Park Center for Independent Media: Nominations Open for Second Annual 'Izzy Award' for Independent Media
6:29 PM
Earthjustice: Fishermen Challenge Federal Agency
6:05 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Hails Historic NJ Vote to Roll Back Mandatory Minimum Sentences
5:53 PM
POGO’s Concerns About Insurance Companies Confirmed by SIGTARP Report
5:22 PM
Free Press: GAO: Early Termination Fees Harming Consumers
4:14 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Liberia: Support War Crimes Prosecutions
4:11 PM
Common Cause: Lending Industry Still Fighting Mortgage Modification as Foreclosure Crisis Continues
4:09 PM
Free Press Saddened by the Death of C. Edwin Baker
4:07 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Guns On Amtrak: Negotiators Address Some Safety Concerns
4:05 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Challenges Linking Unemployment Benefits to War Spending: 'War Spending Will Cost 2 million Jobs'
3:33 PM
ACLU: On Human Rights Day, ACLU Calls for US Commitment to Domestic Human Rights
3:31 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Kerry, Lieberman, Graham Press Conference on Climate Change and Energy Independence
3:29 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Ginnie Mae's Troubling Endorsements
1:35 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 129 Scientists Call on Secretary Salazar to Rescind Bush-Era Policy Limiting the Scope of Endangered Species Act
1:27 PM
Farm Sanctuary: President Obama Urged to Stop Sick and Injured Pigs and Other Farm Animals from Entering the Food Supply
12:41 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Nobel Prize vs. Policies
12:40 PM
International Labor Rights Forum: Worst Companies for Union Organizing Highlighted for International Human Rights Day
12:13 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California OHV Dollars Can Fund Non-Motorized Recreation
12:12 PM
Peace Action Challenges Obama to Live Up to Nobel Prize
11:31 AM
RFK Center: Dominican Constitution Reform Threatens to Increase Number of Stateless Persons
10:38 AM
ACLU Teleconference TODAY at 10:30 AM: The Obama Administration and Impunity for Torture

Wednesday December 9, 2009

8:35 PM
Veterans for Peace: Large Majority of U.S. Peace Activists Express Disappointment to Nobel Committee
6:03 PM
POGO Echoes Today’s Bipartisan Request for a Presidential Review of SIGAR
4:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: Cluster Treaty Approval Should Inspire Neighbors to Join
4:28 PM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Park Service Air Expert Receives Conservation Award for Protecting Clean Air in Our National Parks
4:26 PM
Green America Announces 2009 People's Choice Awards
4:17 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Former Guantánamo Bay Detainees Deserve Justice in Italy, Says Amnesty International
3:09 PM
Friends of The Earth: Obama to Receive Prize Based on Promise He Has Failed to Keep
2:31 PM
Greenpeace Statement on President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize
2:30 PM
Human Rights First: Test Case for Inter-American Human Rights Commission Could End Widespread Criminalization of Activism in Colombia
2:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'The Story of Cap and Trade'
2:16 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Circulating Privileged Resolutions to End Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
2:10 PM
CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Sen. John McCain Over Robocalls in Five States Paid for by NRSC
2:09 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): India: Protect Education in Naxalite Conflict
1:30 PM
Media Matters for America: Liasson Turns a Blind Eye to Fox's 'News Programs'
1:22 PM
Friends of The Earth - International: Europe Must Commit to at Least 40% Reductions by 2020 Without Offsetting
12:53 PM
War Resisters League: No Peace Prize for the War President, Coffin March in NYC
12:28 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Argue TODAY That Government's Display Of Mt. Soledad Cross Is Unconstitutional

Tuesday December 8, 2009

8:24 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Applauds Senate Defeat of Abortion Ban Amendment, Urges Removal of Stupak-Pitts in Conference
7:48 PM
ACLU: White House Issues Open Government Directive
7:45 PM
PFAW: Extreme Anti-Choice Measure Voted Down in Senate
7:34 PM
ACLU: Senate Defeats Amendment Restricting Women’s Access To Abortion
7:17 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Explanation of Stolen Emails, Scientists Receive Death Threats
6:58 PM
Earthjustice: Groups Challenge Weak Air Pollution Standard
6:55 PM
Oxfam International: Danish and Emerging Economies Proposal for a Climate Deal
5:59 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): New Evidence on Honduran Election
5:47 PM
Amnesty International: Nepal: Major Accused of Torturing Girl to Death Must be Arrested
5:31 PM
Mobilization for Health Care for All: Medicare for All: Sit-Ins & Protests at Senators' Offices in 19 Cities
4:28 PM
Center for Food Safety and IATP: FDA Petitioned to Ban Arsenic from Animal Feed
4:03 PM
ACLU: ACLU Teleconference Thursday At 10:30 AM: The Obama Administration And Impunity For Torture
4:01 PM
Food & Water Watch: Water Woes a Product of Inadequate Funding for Infrastructure Upgrades
3:57 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Are we in Afghanistan to Fight or to Fund the Taliban?
3:30 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Report: Obama Has Authority to Commit in Copenhagen Without Congress
3:18 PM
ACLU: House Holds Hearing On Death Penalty Appeals
2:46 PM
Amnesty International: Indiscriminate Attacks in Baghdad Are War Crimes, Says Amnesty International
2:40 PM
Friends of the Earth - International: Leaked Copenhagen Accord Text Profoundly Unjust
2:08 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): White House Transparency Memo is Helpful, But Short on Specific
2:07 PM
PETA Targets DOT for Telling Companies to Burn Rabbits With Chemicals
10:34 AM
Global Climate Campaign: Global Day of Climate protest, 12th December 2009
5:19 AM
Mobilization for Climate Justice: 31 Arrested for Interrupting Business as Usual at Chevron Headquarters

Monday December 7, 2009

6:18 PM
Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) Calls Afghanistan a Quagmire Worse than Vietnam
5:01 PM
Amnesty International Condemns Excessive Force by Iranian Security in Student Protests
4:56 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Supreme Court Should Reject Religious Discrimination at Public Universities, Says Americans United
4:54 PM
Earthjustice: EPA: Global Warming Endangers Public Health, Welfare
4:51 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): 'Unnatural Disasters: The Impacts of Climate-related Emergencies on Wildlife, Livestock, and Companion Animals'
4:49 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Hundreds Rally at W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
4:43 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Report: Rise of the New McCarthyism
4:00 PM
Friends of the Earth: Obama Administration Makes Landmark Decision to Implement Clean Air Act
2:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA’s Endangerment Finding Marks First Step Toward Global Warming Solutions Under the Clean Air Act
2:34 PM
Action Against Hunger (ACF): Nutrition Emergency Declared in Sierra Leone
2:33 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Food Label Makeovers Proposed by CSPI
2:30 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Interviews Available from Copenhagen
2:25 PM
CREW Report Reveals Role Bush Officials Continue to Play in Shaping the Debate About Climate Change
1:18 PM
Fair Trade Organizations: Organizations Question Nestlé’s Commitment to Fair Trade Cocoa
11:57 AM
US PIRG: Consumer Group Launches Additional Tools to Help Parents, Toy Shoppers
11:35 AM
Oxfam International: $200bn – The Price of Success in Copenhagen
11:33 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): South Africa: Improve Migrants’ Access to Health Care

Friday December 4, 2009

6:24 PM
United for Fair Economy: Stronger Estate Tax Urged by United for a Fair Economy in Response to House Vote
6:21 PM
Free Press: Exposing Comcast's Hollow 'Public Interest' Commitments
5:19 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Innocent Uighurs Still Detained at Guantánamo after Being Cleared for Release Since As Long Ago As 2003 Ask Supreme Court to Set
5:04 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Expiration of START Treaty Expected, No Reason to Panic
4:20 PM
Greenpeace: Congo's Forest Protector receives Right Livelihood Award
4:17 PM
ACLU: Government Agency Wrongly Fires Former Guantánamo Prosecutor For Speaking Out About Military Commissions
3:51 PM
Amnesty International: Activists in Honduras tell Amnesty International of Hidden Human Rights Crisis
3:46 PM
Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia/Yemen: Protect Civilians in Conflict with Rebels
3:42 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: New START Agreement Likely
3:13 PM
Amnesty International: Iraq: Over 900 People on Death Row Face Imminent Execution
2:41 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Top U.S. Scientists Tell Congress Stolen E-Mails Have No Bearing on Climate Science
2:28 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment Rate Falls to 17.2%; Positive Signs May be Temporary
2:18 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Black Unemployment
2:10 PM
Public Campaign and Common Cause: Editorial Memo: Congressional Leaders Push Fair Elections as Answer to Citizens United
1:27 PM
Human Rights Watch: Israel: End Arbitrary Detention of Rights Activist
1:09 PM
Human Rights Watch: Switzerland: Minaret Ban Violates Rights
12:06 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the November Employment Report

Thursday December 3, 2009

6:53 PM
The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal and The Yes Men: Hundreds of NYC Students 'Die' on 25th Anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster, Massive Photogenic 'Human Installation' in Union Square
6:08 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Are Obama and Clinton Being Honest About How Afghan War Began?
5:53 PM
Food & Water Watch Victory Shows Power of Grassroots Action!
5:51 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Use Upcoming Rights Review to Press North Korea
5:49 PM
Greenpeace Asks Schumer to Investigate Big Oil’s Senate Rules Violations
5:43 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Polar Bears Poisoned by Pesticide Pollution: Lawsuit Filed Against EPA to Protect Arctic From Pesticide Contamination
4:32 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood's (CCFC) Statement on the FTC's Media Violence Report
4:08 PM
Public Citizen: It’s Time to Tax Wall Street’s Risky Behavior
4:03 PM
Greenpeace: Coca-Cola Commits to Climate-Friendly Refrigeration Through Engagement With Greenpeace
4:02 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea: Free or Charge Rights Defender
4:00 PM
American Rivers: Obama Administration Takes Important Steps Toward Modernizing Federal Water Project Planning
3:55 PM
Amnesty International Says Honduras New Political Leaders Must Ensure Human Rights Safeguards
3:52 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The War Is a Threat to Our National Security
3:11 PM
ACLU to Argue FRIDAY for Kindergartener's Right to Religious Expression Before Appeals Court
3:10 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Report Looks at Bolivia's Economic Performance Over Last Four Years
3:07 PM
Government Accountability Project: D.C. Fire Chief Deposition Video Showcases Questionable Statements, Behavior
1:43 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Probe Into Misappropriation of Desert Tortoise Money
1:34 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Scrutinizing US Goals in Afghanistan
1:33 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Rep. Boccieri Focuses Aim on NRA 'Virtual Shootout' Rather Than Real Ohio Shootings
1:31 PM
Human Rights First: Hearing Offers Obama Administration Opportunity to Detail New Action to Halt Ongoing Atrocities, Enforce Multilateral Sanctions in Darfur
1:30 PM
Public Citizen: New Evidence of Dangers Associated With Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Makes an Immediate FDA Ban Imperative
1:12 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Anti-Corruption NGOs Release Principles for International Whistleblower Legislation
12:46 PM
Americans for Safe Access: National Boards of Pharmacy Conference Focuses on Medical Marijuana
12:32 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Analysis Points to $1 Trillion Wage Loss Through 2012
11:41 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: More Than 400 Conservation, Animal Protection, Peace and Justice Groups Plead With President Obama to Commute Okinawa Dugong Death Sentence
11:39 AM
Free Press: Comcast-NBC Merger: Just Say No
11:22 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Over 200 Economists Voice Support for a Financial Transactions Tax

Wednesday December 2, 2009

6:21 PM
AFL-CIO: Roundtables Held Across Country to Discuss Economy, Need for Urgent Action
5:33 PM
Human Rights Campaign: New York Senate Rejects Marriage Bill for Same-Sex Couples
5:30 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Prominent Climate Scientist Joins Colleagues in Assuring Senators That Stolen E-Mails Have 'No Impact' on Climate Science Conclusions
5:17 PM
Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Statement on China Labor Watch Report: Walmart Standards Fail, Workers Suffer
5:05 PM
Amnesty International - USA: More Troops in Afghanistan Must Not Harm Civilians, Warns Amnesty International
4:43 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): WTO Ministerial Fails to Make Progress, Again
4:27 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Remote Detainee Lockups Hinder Justice
4:23 PM
Oxfam International: Humanitarian Agencies Call for Aid Based on Afghans' Needs, Not the Military's
4:18 PM
US PIRG: Bernanke Hearing: Taxpayers Deserve Answers
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan War a "Folly"
3:49 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Afghans Want to be Saved from Us, Not by Us
3:44 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Members of Congress Are Spreading Climate Science Conspiracy Theories, Scientist Says
3:28 PM
Beyond Pesticides: Federal Bill Introduced to Protect Children from School Pesticide Use; New Study Documents State Progress in the Adoption of Safer Practices
3:23 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Giant Organic Livestock Operation Decertified by USDA
3:17 PM
Human Rights First: Human Rights First Calls for Full Investigation of Bagram's 'Black Prison'
2:14 PM
Free Press: Waxman on the Future of News: ‘This Is a Policy Issue’
2:10 PM
ACLU: House Judiciary Committee Passes Pivotal Juvenile Justice Legislation
1:59 PM
Africa Action: Advocacy Groups Decry Profiteering by Vulture Funds in Liberia
1:58 PM
Constitution Project Proposes Much-Needed Reforms to Limit Immigration Detention and Improve Access to Counsel
1:38 PM
BanksterUSA / Center for Media and Democracy: It's Not Such A Wonderful Life, George Bailey Weighs In on the Financial Crisis
1:30 PM
ACLU Joins Crucial Lobby Effort to Protect Women’s Right to Comprehensive Health Care
12:42 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org: EPA Petitioned to Cap Carbon Dioxide Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million Under the Clean Air Act
12:40 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Statement on the President's Jobs Summit
12:30 PM
Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Military Families Respond to Announcement of Increased Troop Deployments to Afghanistan
12:02 PM
Amnesty International: Afghanistan: More US Troops Must Not Harm Afghan Civilians
11:53 AM
Earthjustice: Communities Have Right to Know About Toxic Coal Ash Impoundments
11:29 AM
Council of Canadians: Opportunities for Green Jobs in Canada Highlighted in Groundbreaking Research Report

Tuesday December 1, 2009

11:15 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Senator Sanders’ Statement on Afghanistan
11:01 PM
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin: Statement of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin On the Announced Troop Surge in Afghanistan
10:49 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: On the President’s Decision to Increase Our Troop Presence in Afghanistan
10:44 PM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group: Afghanistan Needs Transition Not Escalation
10:34 PM
US Campaign to Ban Landmines: U.S. Reacts to Civil Society Outcry; Corrects Position and Announces Comprehensive Landmine Policy Review
6:27 PM
IATP: Climate Agreement Must Support Shift Toward Sustainable Agriculture
6:13 PM
MADRE: Six Alternatives to a Troop Surge in Afghanistan
5:22 PM
Win Without War: Statement of Tom Andrews On Afghanistan Troop Escalation
3:57 PM
National Lawyers Guild Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Hammer v. John D. Ashcroft, et al.
3:53 PM
CODEPINK: War is Money Down the Drain: CODEPINK Protests Afghanistan Escalation
3:37 PM
PFAW: DC Council Gives Preliminary Approval to Marriage Equality Legislation
3:19 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): World AIDS Day: Punitive Drug Laws, Policing Practices Impede HIV/AIDS Response
3:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: America's Hottest Species: New Report Highlights America's 10 Most Global-Warming Endangered Species as Decision-Makers Gather in Copenhagen
2:35 PM
Freedom to Marry: Washington, D.C. Council Votes in Support of the Freedom to Marry
2:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Escalation
1:47 PM
National Priorities Project: Afghanistan Fact Sheet: The Numbers Behind the Troop Increase
1:01 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Senator Mikulski's Women's Health Amendment Is an Important Improvement to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill
12:59 PM
Friends of The Earth: New Report Details Cruise Industry’s Record of Pollution
12:36 PM
Friends of the Earth - Europe: New Study Shows 40% Emissions Cuts Possible in Europe
11:05 AM
Africa Action: AIDS Activists to Obama and Fenty: Your Decisions are Failing People Living with HIV: "Funeral” Staged at White House, Creative Action At DC’s City Hall: 12 noon Assembly at Lafayette Park
11:03 AM
Veterans for Peace: United Anti-War Movement Tells Obama: NO ESCALATION!
10:03 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Marking World AIDS Day 2009
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