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Newswire - December, 2010

Thursday December 30, 2010

4:09 PM
CEPR: Recount and Review of Haiti’s Election Tally Shows Massive Irregularities
3:33 PM
Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive: Student Food Co-op Revolution on Campus: Going National in 2011!

Wednesday December 29, 2010

6:12 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Coal Ash Analysis Flawed: Overstates Value of Coal Ash Recycling by More than 20 Times
5:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 50,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away on New Year's Eve
1:51 PM
ACLU: ACLU and Congresswoman-Elect Frederica Wilson Call on Obama Administration to Avert "Human Rights Disaster," Halt Deportation of Haitian Nationals
12:11 PM
PEER: Wilderness Vanishing Act in Big Cypress
9:10 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Seven Imperiled Brazilian Bird Species Gain Endangered Status

Tuesday December 28, 2010

2:38 PM
Earthjustice: U.S. EPA Agrees to Schedule for Issuing Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants and Refineries

Monday December 27, 2010

1:06 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA's Jackson Has Checkered Chromium Record

Thursday December 23, 2010

7:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Obama Offshore Oil Plan Sacrifices Polar Bear Habitat
3:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace Statement on Obama Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Decision
2:23 PM
Free Press to FCC: Don’t Rubber-Stamp the Comcast Merger
2:14 PM
Public Citizen: GOP Preserves the Strict Ethics Rules for the 112th Congress
2:13 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New EPA Schedule Will Protect Public Health and Reduce Carbon Pollution
12:45 PM
Public Citizen: Nuclear Waste From as Many as 36 States May Rumble Down Texas Highways if Texas Nuclear Waste Importation Plan Is Approved
12:43 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): SEC Describes Possible Criminal Activity In Major Unprosecuted Hedge Fund Case
11:28 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Federal Agencies Flying Blind in Cape Wind Approvals

Wednesday December 22, 2010

5:48 PM
ACLU: First Amendment Groups Urge Protections In Aftermath Of WikiLeaks Document Release
5:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Indefinite Detention and Assassination: "Clock Back to Pre-Magna Carta Times"
5:07 PM
PEER: Science Transparency Policy Swathed In Secrecy
5:05 PM
National Women's Law Center: NWLC Deplores Congress' Failure to Repeal Military Abortion Ban
4:28 PM
Bradley Manning Support Network: Supporters Call for End to Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning
4:03 PM
CREW Applauds Decision to Keep Office of Congressional Ethics
3:59 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: End ‘Disappearances’ Worldwide
3:58 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: President Obama Signs Historic ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Bill
3:57 PM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen Urges Passage of Historic Health and Safety Legislation for Heroic Sept. 11 Workers
3:52 PM
Equality California Applauds Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
3:48 PM
Environmental Groups: Two-Year Anniversary of TVA Coal Ash Spill
2:54 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Says Bangladeshi Member of Parliament Tortured by Security Forces
2:32 PM
Amnesty International Denounces Passage of Defense Authorization Act Prohibiting Prosecution of Guantanamo Detainees in Federal Courts
2:01 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Should Not Institutionalize Indefinite Detention For Guantánamo Prisoners, Says ACLU
1:29 PM
Servicemembers United: President Signs DADT Repeal Bill, Largest Gay Troop/Vet Group Reacts
1:05 PM
US PIRG: Congress Acts to Stave Off Student Aid Cuts
12:42 PM
Violence Policy Center: Murder, Suicide, and More Convictions: VPC Concealed Carry Killers December Update
12:06 PM
ACLU: President Signs Historic "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal Legislation Into Law
11:59 AM
Amnesty International USA Welcomes Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Calling the Law “Wrong-headed and Discriminatory”
11:22 AM
Human Rights First: Statement on Reported Plan to Permit Indefinite Detention

Tuesday December 21, 2010

10:12 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Statement on reported Obama Plan on Indefinite Detentions
6:51 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Whistleblowers Gain Landmark Protections in Food Safety Act
6:39 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Milestone Measure to Advance Food Safety Passes Congress
5:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Cost of START Treaty
5:16 PM
Oxfam International: Oxfam Scales Up Its Aid in Colombia as Worst Floods in 60 Years Hit Two Million People
4:02 PM
ACLU: FCC Approves Flawed Net Neutrality Rule
2:30 PM
Free Press: FCC Net Neutrality Order a ‘Squandered Opportunity’
1:51 PM
People for the American Way: Republicans Stymie Progress on Judicial Nominations
1:46 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Abductions, “Disappearances” and Illegal Detention Escalating in Ivory Coast, Amnesty International Reports, Based on Eyewitness Accounts
1:19 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Recover Wolves Across Country
12:47 PM
Labor Rights Groups: Free2Work iPhone App Helps Shoppers Avoid Gifts Made with Child Labor
12:09 PM
Environmental Groups Move to Intervene in PA Pipeline Project
10:15 AM
Human Rights Watch: Honduras: Prosecute Post-Coup Abuses

Monday December 20, 2010

9:12 PM
Free Press: FCC Set to Move Forward with Fake Net Neutrality
5:54 PM
POGO Calls on SEC to Provide Safe and Open Channels for Whistleblower Tips
5:52 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Conservation Consortium Challenges Coal Plant Fish-Kills in Ohio
5:50 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Slavery and the States' Rights Myth
5:35 PM
CAIR Asks DOJ to Review Use of Muslim-Bashers as Terror Trainers
3:08 PM
DC Bill of Rights Coalition: Local Civil Liberties Activists Oppose Metro Bag Search Program
3:06 PM
Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Stop the Clampdown on the Opposition after the Presidential Election
1:00 PM
SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry: ‘A Bittersweet Day For Civil Rights in America’
12:46 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Rogue Leaders, Rebels Forcibly Recruit Youth
12:32 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Obama Science Integrity Guidance: Timid, Torn, and Tardy
12:20 PM
Media Matters for America: Brock Announces Launch of Equality Matters in Support of Gay Equality
10:38 AM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Tests Show Notorious Carcinogen is Widespread in US Tap Water

Saturday December 18, 2010

1:56 PM
America's Voice: Senate Votes Against DREAMs

Friday December 17, 2010

5:46 PM
Earthjustice: US EPA Acts to Control Mercury From Gold Mines
5:35 PM
ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights: Government Changes Attorney Licensing Regulations In Response To Lawsuit Filed By CCR And ACLU
4:53 PM
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 Exploitation
4:49 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Says Injured Protestors in Ivory Coast Are being Denied Medical Treatment
3:40 PM
Free Press: FCC Reportedly Pushing Comcast-NBC Merger Without Full Review
3:37 PM
Brady Campaign Applauds ATF Plan to Collect Reports of Bulk Weapons Sales
3:35 PM
Environmental Groups: Kansas Issues Permit for New, Massive Sunflower Coal Plant While Other States Begin Retiring Existing Coal Plants
2:58 PM
ACLU: United States Endorses International Declaration On Indigenous Rights
1:54 PM
Free Press: LPFM One Step Closer to the Finish Line
1:50 PM
Immigrant Rights Advocates: Republican DREAMer Calls on Fellow Conservatives to Vote for Bill
12:47 PM
Friends of the Earth: Tax Package’s $6 Billion Giveaway to Corn Ethanol, Plus Other Polluter Handouts, Harm People and the Planet

Thursday December 16, 2010

6:32 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Sends Letter to Obama Raising Concerns Over Immediate Plans to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Spiraling Cholera Outbreak
6:30 PM
Earthjustice: Kansas Issues Permit for New, Massive Sunflower Coal Plant While Other States Begin Retiring Existing Coal Plants
6:28 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: A Step Toward Justice for Women
4:55 PM
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: New Human Rights Report Condemns Rise of Immigration Policing
3:49 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Greenhouse: Senate Whistleblower Bill "Treats Whistleblowers as Second-class Citizens"
3:24 PM
Amnesty International Reports Security Forces in Ivory Coast Killed at Least Nine Unarmed Demonstrators
3:16 PM
Public Citizen: Pharmaceutical Industry Is Biggest Defrauder of the Federal Government Under the False Claims Act, New Public Citizen Study Finds
3:12 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: More Than 2,000 LGBT Rights Advocates to Converge in Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 2-6, to Strategize and Organize
3:10 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): California Court: Toxic Pet Products Must Have Warning Labels
3:04 PM
Friends of the Earth: Groups Criticize Presidential Commission's Recommendations on Synthetic Biology as Deeply Flawed
2:07 PM
Conservation Groups: Endangered Species Review and Interim Protections Sought for Little Brown Bats
2:00 PM
ACLU: Commerce Department Releases Important Report Urging Comprehensive Privacy Protections
1:20 PM
Council of Canadians: Canada-EU Trade Talks Put Canada's Water Up for Sale, Says New Report
1:10 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Jersey Cooling Tower U-Turn Derails Nuke Pollution Control
12:54 PM
ACLU Says Third-Party Publishers Entitled to First Amendment Protection
12:20 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes U.S. Government Civil Action to Ensure Justice in Gulf Oil Spill

Wednesday December 15, 2010

5:44 PM
Amnesty International Responds to Italy’s Court of Appeals Decision re the Involvement of U.S. and Italian Agents in the Abduction of Abu Omar
5:40 PM
ACLU: Hospitals Must Provide Life-Saving Care Despite Pressure to Do Otherwise, Says ACLU
4:51 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Court Restores Order: Decision Jeopardizing California Water Quality is Reversed
4:49 PM
CREW: FEC Commissioners Are Actors Impersonating Public Servants
4:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Civil Resistance at White House Led by Veterans
4:45 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Lawmakers, Researchers, Doctors Reject Schwarzenegger’s Flawed Green Chemistry Proposal
4:29 PM
Friends of the Earth Blasts Senate Passage of Tax Package
4:11 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Meet the Leadership: Corporate America and the Religious Right’s New Team in the House
3:55 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Welcomes Conservative Coalition to Battle for Sentencing Reform
3:36 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Study: It’s Not Too Late to Save Polar Bears From Extinction
3:21 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Launched to Save California Red-legged Frog From Harmful Pesticides
2:40 PM
International Labor Rights Forum: US Department of Labor Lists Cocoa, Cotton and Other Goods as Products Made by Forced, Child Labor
2:22 PM
Media Matters for America: FOXLEAKS
2:16 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Class Action Lawsuit Targets McDonald's Use of Toys to Market to Children
11:34 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Eco-Risks of Coal Ash as Mine Fill Understated
2:24 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: US Rights Group Criticizes Swedish Prosecutors Discussion of Extraditing WikiLeaks Founder to US

Tuesday December 14, 2010

5:59 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Climate Scientists, Biologists and Groups Representing Millions of Americans Ask Obama to Follow Science in Determining Polar Bears’ Fate
5:28 PM
FAIR: We Support Wikileaks
5:07 PM
Minnesota Peace Activists Converge on Washington DC for Large Anti-War Civil Disobedience Demonstration
4:47 PM
ACLU: House Introduces “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Legislation
4:01 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: New FDA Data Confirm What UCS Has Been Saying For Years: Antimicrobial Use In U.S. Livestock And Poultry Is Massive
3:52 PM
Food & Water Watch: New York Governor Weakens Regulation of Controversial Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) in New York State; State Legislature First to Propose Ban on Fracking
3:47 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Put Low Radiation Smart Phones on Your Shopping List
3:06 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): New President's House Exhibit Includes Slavery
2:57 PM
Project On Government Oversight: 89 Groups Tell the House S. 372 Is a Good Deal for Whistleblowers and Taxpayers
2:55 PM
Environmental Groups: Coalition Challenges Permit Allowing Dirty Coal Export to Asia from WA Port
2:43 PM
ACLU: ACLU Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Muslim Woman Forced To Remove Head Covering In Georgia Courthouse
1:09 PM
Servicemembers United: Statement on the Introduction of Stand-Alone DADT Repeal Bill in the House of Representatives
1:04 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): On Richard Holbrooke
12:58 PM
Public Citizen: New Study Shows Dramatic Increase in Industry Campaign Donations to Railroad Commission
12:16 PM
Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists Demonstrate and Fast for Justice, January 11-22, 2011
12:09 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Leading Rights Groups Urge Spanish Court to Open Investigation without Further Delay into Role of Bush Lawyers in Torture of Guantanamo Detainees
11:07 AM
Oxfam International: Nineteen Agencies Call for Action to Prevent Another Christmas Massacre by Africa’s Most Brutal Rebel Group
10:04 AM
Democracy and Transparency Advocates: Prominent Americans Oppose Prosecution and Extradition of Assange Americans Organize to Support WikiLeaks Transparency

Monday December 13, 2010

6:47 PM
Equality California (EQCA) and Gay-Straight Alliance Network: Senator Mark Leno Introduces FAIR Education Act
6:43 PM
Public Citizen Condemns Attacks on WikiLeaks, Which Threaten Online Speech and Freedom of Press
6:41 PM
Rights Groups Denounce U.S. Decision to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Cholera Outbreak and Worsening Humanitarian Situation
6:40 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Health Mandate
6:37 PM
SavetheInternet.com ‘Can-You-Hear-Us-Now-a-Thon’ Delivers 2 Million Petitions to FCC
6:32 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Nestle Urged Not to Buy Chicken-Flavored Fungus Company Quorn
5:55 PM
Disarm Now Plowshares: Jury Reaches Verdict in Disarm Now Plowshares Trial
5:53 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Anti-Health Care Lawsuit Succeeds in Virginia
4:52 PM
Coalition Challenges Permit Allowing Dirty Coal Export to Asia from WA Port
4:50 PM
Conservation Groups: Endangered Species Act Protections “Warranted” for Wolverines
3:42 PM
Free Speech Radio News: Independent Media Beacon Faces Closure on December 20th
3:39 PM
National Whistleblowers Center Calls for Correction of Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
3:29 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Private, Opposition TV Continues to Dominate in Venezuela, New Paper Finds
3:05 PM
Basel Action Network: Taxpayers Left With Huge Bill and Lost Jobs From Government Ship Ocean Disposal Programs
2:05 PM
SWAN and ACLU File Lawsuit Seeking Military Sexual Trauma Records Withheld by Federal Government
1:10 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Interviews Available -- Attacks on WikiLeaks Violating the Law?
1:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama, Congress and Taxes
1:07 PM
Friends of the Earth: Groups Question Influence of Clinton Ties to Oil Lobbyist on State Department Pipeline Decision
12:25 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): USDA Fires Employee for Expressing Personal Opinion
10:07 AM
Veterans for Peace: US Military Veterans to Lead Civil Resistance at White House

Saturday December 11, 2010

12:32 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Climate Talks Lurch Forward but Fail to Make Significant Progress Toward Science Based Greenhouse Pollution Reduction Targets

Friday December 10, 2010

5:58 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Urges Senate to Reject Obama Tax Plan Economy Can Be Stimulated Without Undermining Social Security
4:45 PM
Fair Estate Tax Coalition: Americans for a Fair Estate Tax Coalition Urges Congress to Restore Strong Estate Tax
4:26 PM
Food & Water Watch: DOJ’s Action Against United Water Shows Dangers of Private Water Operation
3:33 PM
Free Press: More than 80 Groups Sign Letter to FCC Demanding Real Net Neutrality
3:13 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Judge Demands Release of Secure Communities Documents
3:07 PM
Free Press Commends Senator Franken for Standing for Real Net Neutrality
2:12 PM
AFL-CIO: The agreement reached by President Obama with Republican leadership, including a two-year extension of tax cuts for the wealthiest in return for a one-year extension of unemployment insurance for families decimated by joblessness, is the wrong way to stim
2:12 PM
America's Voice: In Poll After Poll, the American Public Supports the DREAM Act
2:07 PM
Amnesty International Condemns Reports of a New "Confession" by Iranian Woman Facing Execution
1:23 PM
Public Citizen: Court Upholds Website Criticizing Company Founded by Leader of Tiananmen Square Protests
1:18 PM
ACLU: Victims Of Human Rights Violations Denied Access To Justice In U.S., Says New ACLU Report
12:19 PM
Human Rights First: Human Rights Day Statement from Elisa Massimino
10:49 AM
United for a Fair Economy: Responsible Wealth Members Vigorously Reject Obama-GOP Tax Cuts Deal; Demand Strong Estate Tax

Thursday December 9, 2010

6:57 PM
Equality California Disappointed with Failed U.S. Senate Vote on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
6:43 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Senate Republicans Block Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal
6:13 PM
US PIRG Statement on the Redirection of High-Speed Rail Funds from Wisconsin and Ohio
5:40 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) GTMO Attorneys Call Government Recidivism Claims Unfounded
5:38 PM
Common Cause: Day 4: Another DREAM Shattered by Filibuster Abuse
5:13 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Congress Moves Closer to Passage of DREAM Act
5:05 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Haiti Elections * Nobel Peace Prize Corrupted?
5:03 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: New Report Details Plight of Polar Bears
4:57 PM
Earthjustice: Appeals Court Sides With San Joaquin Clean Air Advocates
3:01 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW) and Media Matters for America: The Violent Consequences of Glenn Beck’s Dangerous Rhetoric
2:55 PM
America's Voice: On DREAM Act, Senate Democrats Give Bill New Life Following Historic House Victory
2:39 PM
Earthjustice: U.S. EPA Delays Another Important Air Rule
1:41 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Calls for Open Meetings at Financial Self-Regulatory Organization
1:39 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups Take ICE to Court As Hundreds Rally in New York to Opt-Out of Dragnet Immigration Prog
11:39 AM
ACLU Testifies Before House About Excessive Executive Branch Power and Other Civil Liberties Issues Facing Incoming Congress
11:37 AM
Media Matters for America: Fox Exec Directs Staff to Slant News Reporting
11:00 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: End Traffickers’ Abuse of Migrants

Wednesday December 8, 2010

7:10 PM
Public Citizen: Congress Falls Down on Job, Disregards Worker Safety
6:48 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: Army Unit Linked to Executions
6:43 PM
Free Press: FCC Could Do More to Protect Consumers Caught in the Middle of Cable-Broadcast Spats
6:06 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ Calls for the Immediate Release of Saudi Editor and Academic
6:00 PM
Common Cause: Day 3: Senate Minority Uses Filibuster to Hold Hostage START Arms Control Treaty
4:37 PM
All Out: A New Organization Building the Global Movement for LGBT Equality
4:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Dramatic New Video Footage of Starving Polar Bear Cubs Shows Consequences of Delaying Action on Global Warming
3:56 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): FDA Underestimates Gulf Coast Residents' Exposure to Carcinogens in Seafood
3:53 PM
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Beekeepers Ask EPA to Remove Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder, Citing Leaked Agency Memo
3:51 PM
Earthjustice: Report: Dirty Industries Use Distortion to Assail EPA's Boiler Rules
2:51 PM
Wealth for the Common Good: Millionaires Urge Congress to Reject Compromise On Bush Tax Cuts for Rich
2:46 PM
Amnesty International Shocked that Chinese Government is Pressuring Chinese Residents of Norway into anti-Nobel Protests
2:12 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: U.S. House Expected to Pass Resolution Today Calling for New Marijuana Strategy
2:04 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls for Protection of Somali Refugees in Kenya, Not Abuse
1:58 PM
ACLU: ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Hear Extraordinary Rendition Case
1:37 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Arizona Employer Sanctions Law
1:25 PM
Amnesty International Calls on China to End Crackdown on Human Rights Activists Ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize Awards Ceremony
11:00 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: Press Sudan to Cooperate With ICC

Tuesday December 7, 2010

6:53 PM
Food & Water Watch: Groups Ask USDA and DOJ to Stop the Retail Squeeze on Farmers and Consumers
6:38 PM
ACLU: ACLU to Gov. Crist: Don’t Let Dead Rock Stars Dominate Florida Clemency Board Agenda
6:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Ex-Intelligence Officers, Others See Plusses in WikiLeaks Disclosures
5:35 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 20,000-plus People Boycott Bluefin Tuna, Restaurants That Serve It
5:34 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Statement on Tax Cut Deal
3:51 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Tax Cut Deal
3:08 PM
Public Citizen: As Blankenship Resigns, Public Citizen Calls on New Massey CEO to Improve Workplace Safety Standards
2:52 PM
ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights: Court Dismisses Targeted Killing Case On Procedural Grounds Without Addressing Merits
2:46 PM
Brady Campaign: John Lennon: One of a Million Victims of Gun Violence in Just 30 Years
1:30 PM
World Future Council: Climate Change: National governments must focus on Sustainable City Development
12:45 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Nineteen Countries Turn Down Invitation to Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
12:40 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Media Advisory: Frostpaw the Polar Bear Available for Comment and Photos at Cancunmesse, Hall C
12:32 PM
Friends of The Earth: WikiLeaks Reveals State Department Discord Over U.S. Support for Canadian Tar Sands Oil Program
10:47 AM
Human Rights Watch: Iran: Escalating Repression of University Students
10:02 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Special Interests Ditched Blue Dogs

Monday December 6, 2010

7:10 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Congressional Prayer Caucus Off Base With Attack on Obama, Says Americans United
6:20 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Greece: End Inhumane Detention Conditions for Migrants
6:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Real Climate-Gate? WikiLeaks and Climate Talks
4:24 PM
Community Groups Defend EPA Plans to Clean Up Cement Kiln Pollution
4:02 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Boca Raton Utility Workers Blow Whistle on Health Risks
4:00 PM
United for a Fair Economy Condemns Republican Blockade on Tax Cuts; Calls for Passage of Strong Estate Tax
3:22 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Leaked Assessment Says Deficiencies Have Plagued the Military Whistleblower System
2:00 PM
Friends of the Earth: EPA Designates 16 Areas in Violation of Airborne Lead Standards
1:22 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Arizona Employer Sanctions Law on Wednesday, December 8
12:32 PM
Amnesty International: The Malaysian Government Must End Judicial Caning, Says Amnesty International in New Report
11:00 AM
CREW’s Most Embarrassing Re-Elects 2010 (and a New Governor to Watch)

Friday December 3, 2010

3:55 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two Arctic Ice Seals Threatened by Climate Change Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
3:53 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns Iraqi Interior Minister's Call for Execution of Suspects, Even Before They are Tried
2:23 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: Miserable Jobs Report Mocks Holiday Hopes
2:11 PM
CEPR: Statement by Dean Baker on the Final Vote by The President's Fiscal Commission
2:09 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on November Jobs Report
1:58 PM
National Lawyers Law Center: Women's Unemployment At Highest Rate in Over 25 Years
1:44 PM
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Final Congressional Approval in Pigford Settlement
1:30 PM
US Campaign to Ban Landmines: Governments Must Promote Rights of Landmine and Cluster Bomb Survivors
1:11 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the November Employment Report
10:33 AM
Human Rights and Humanitarian Relief Groups Urge Rebuilding Plan for Gaza

Thursday December 2, 2010

6:18 PM
Food & Water Watch’s New Factory Farm Map Shows Huge Increase in Factory Farms in Iowa
6:16 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Rare Santa Ana Fish Scores New Critical Habitat Protections
4:21 PM
Common Cause: New Congress Must Maintain Office of Congressional Ethics
4:15 PM
Human Rights First Seeks Answers From Amazon in Wake of Wikileaks Drop
3:25 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Holidays Come Early for California Chemical Makers
2:43 PM
Earthjustice: Judge Says Gas Pipeline Firm Should Not Be Granted Public Utility Status, Power to Seize Land
2:39 PM
Environmental Groups: Interior’s Offshore Drilling Announcement: Arctic Ocean Still at Risk
1:27 PM
ACLU: Senate Holds Hearings on Ending Discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy
11:55 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Governments Must Promote Rights of Landmine and Cluster Bomb Survivors
11:53 AM
Green America: 2010 Holiday Green Gift Guide Issued by Green America
10:26 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): ICC: Keep Pledges to Strengthen International Justice

Wednesday December 1, 2010

6:35 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Offshore Oil Plan Fails to Protect Fragile Arctic, Polar Bears From Drilling
6:18 PM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Action Alert: NYT's Iran Missile Fizzle
6:14 PM
ACLU: FTC Releases Promising Report Urging Improved Internet Privacy Policies
5:24 PM
America's Voice: Will the GOP Strategy of Political Obstruction Keep DREAM Youth from Achieving their Dreams?
4:57 PM
U.S. PIRG’s Response to the Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
4:55 PM
Planned Parenthood Mobilizes U.S. Youth on World AIDS Day
4:18 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Deficit Panel’s Rx Is Wrong Medicine: Doctors’ Group
3:36 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On The Deficit Commission Report
2:11 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Senate Judiciary Committee Moves Judges Forward, Full Senate Still Gripped by GOP Obstruction
2:05 PM
Earthjustice: NMFS Finalizes Important Rule for Atlantic Herring Fishery
2:04 PM
Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice: Federal Court Orders First-Ever Destruction of a GMO Crop
2:01 PM
Amnesty International: Wikileaks Cable Corroborates Amnesty International’s Finding of a U.S. Missile Strike in Yemen that Killed Dozens of Civilians, Human Rights Group Says
1:58 PM
Human Rights Watch: Kenya: Support Disclosure of HIV Status to Children
1:47 PM
ACLU: Prosecuting WikiLeaks for Publishing Documents Would Raise Serious Constitutional Concerns, Says ACLU
1:43 PM
Food & Water Watch - Europe: Coalition Demands to Put Access to Quality Affordable Food and Fair Market Prices for Farmers at Core of EU Agriculture and Food Policy
1:41 PM
Americans United Criticizes Smithsonian For Caving In To Religious Right Pressure On Art Exhibit
1:11 PM
CSPI: FDA to Hold Hearing on Food Dyes, Children's Behavior
12:16 PM
Common Cause: Conservative & Taxpayer Groups Join Reformers in Push to Save Office of Congressional Ethics
12:08 PM
Free Press: Is FCC Peddling Fake Net Neutrality?
11:00 AM
Government Accountability Project: Taxpayer Dollars Fund Retaliatory Investigations: Report Shows Tactics Used to Muzzle Federal Employees
10:53 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Commemorating World AIDS Day 2010
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