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Newswire - December, 2011

Friday December 30, 2011

5:05 PM
Voice for Creative Non-Violence: Global Day of Llistening: December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2012
4:24 PM
Amnesty International: Turkey Must Investigate Civilian Killings
4:19 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: California Dreaming: Lone Wolf Entering California Marks Historic Conservation Success
3:14 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Center for Constitutional Rights and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Condemn Plan to Allow Yemeni President Entrance Into U.S.

Wednesday December 28, 2011

2:08 PM
Progressive Democrats of America: Rev. Jesse Jackson and PDA Challenge Democratic Party
10:18 AM
Oakland Institute: US Ambassador Challenged on Spurious Claims of Benefits that AgriSol's Land Deal Would Bring to Tanzania

Tuesday December 27, 2011

1:22 PM
Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists to “Occupy” Washington, Jan. 2-12
12:54 PM
Occupy Iowa Caucuses: Occupy Des Moines To Preempt January 3rd Iowa Caucus
12:48 PM
Worldwatch Institute: 12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012

Friday December 23, 2011

2:27 PM
Friends of the Earth: Six Billion Dollar Subsidy for Dirty Corn Ethanol Defeated
1:24 PM
ACLU: Court Blocks Implementation of Arizona Law that Withholds Critical Resources for Women’s Health
12:34 PM
Left Forum: Major Occupy Organizers to Kick off Left Forum 2012

Thursday December 22, 2011

6:30 PM
Free Press: FCC Ignores Public by Pushing Failed Ownership Policies
5:31 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Blocks Major Parts of South Carolina’s Anti-Immigrant Law
2:16 PM
FAIR: 2011 P.U.-litzers: Journalism That Doesn't Pass the Smell Test

Wednesday December 21, 2011

6:52 PM
Public Citizen: Buying Insider Trading Information From Congress – and Getting Rich
6:49 PM
Sierra Club Applauds President Obama for Landmark Mercury Protection
6:15 PM
EWG: EPA Moves to Limit Mercury Emissions
6:05 PM
Environmental Groups Hail Historic Court Decision Upholding European Law to Curb Airplane Pollution, Address Climate Change
6:01 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: EPA Regulations, 20 Years in Coming, Will Not Result in Blackouts
5:58 PM
Amnesty International: Advisory: Guantánamo: Ten years on, still open, still violating human rights.
5:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Great Lakes Wolves Stripped of Protection
5:05 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Applauds EPA Rule on Power Plant Pollution
4:48 PM
Public Citizen: Boston’s MBTA Should Avoid Selling Naming Rights of Subway “T” Stops
3:45 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Sets First-Ever Toxic Air Pollution Limits for Power Plants
2:39 PM
CSPI: Food Safety Working Group's Report Praised
2:35 PM
Friends of the Earth: Consumer Safety Groups File First Lawsuit on Risks of Nanotechnology
2:11 PM
SEIU: NLRB Fair Elections Rule Will Help Protect Workers’ Right to Vote
1:56 PM
Americans Rights at Work: Statement on Adoption of Final NLRB Rule to Ensure a Fair Vote for Workers
1:28 PM
Amnesty International: Vaclav Havel’s Human Rights Legacy an Inspiration, Says AI Prior to his Funeral
1:18 PM
Youth Climate Activist Coalition: Youth Plaintiffs Have One Wish for the New Year: Climate Recovery Plans
12:50 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Tucson Joins Growing List of U.S. Cities Calling for Action on Global Warming
12:46 PM
Human Rights Watch: Kenya: Investigate Bombing of Somali Village
12:25 PM
Worldwatch Institute: One Billion Holiday Wishes for the World's Forgotten
12:20 PM
Environmental Groups: Additional TVA Coal Ash Ponds May Pose Same Threat as Kingston
10:54 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: A Challenge to the Democratic Party

Tuesday December 20, 2011

7:13 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: The Iraq War is Not Over; We're Still Fighting the War at Home
6:46 PM
Agenda Project: Tea Party to America: Merry Christmas, Screw You
6:36 PM
PFAW Praises Yarmuth-Jones Amendment to Protect Democratic Principles
4:20 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Grants Class-Action Status to Unrepresented Immigration Detainees With Mental Disabilities
12:23 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: Unrest and Impunity Drive Journalist Deaths in 2011
11:39 AM
Worldwatch Institute: Global Natural Gas Consumption Regains Momentum

Monday December 19, 2011

7:55 PM
Free Press: AT&T Finally Abandons Doomed Merger with T-Mobile
6:27 PM
CEPR: MINUSTAH Must Take Responsibility for Causing Cholera Epidemic That’s Killed 7,000 People, CEPR Co-Director Says
6:15 PM
Amnesty International: Arms Suppliers Urged to Halt Transfers to the Egyptian Army
5:58 PM
ACLU: Nevada Judge Rules Dangerous Personhood Ballot Initiative is Misleading
5:50 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: End CIA Drone Attacks
5:19 PM
ACLU and Civil Rights Coalition Ask Court to Block South Carolina’s Anti-Immigrant Law
5:05 PM
Campaign for America’s Future New Fight over Payroll Taxes and Unemployment Proves Republicans Are Sabotaging the Economy
3:14 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Majority of Departments, Agencies Struggling on Scientific Integrity
2:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: North Korea After Kim Jong-Il
2:37 PM
America's Voice: GOP Contenders Continue to Toe a “Militant Line” on Immigration
2:34 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Death of North Korean Leader
1:08 PM
Public Citizen: Don't Allow Commercial Advertising in Schools, Commercial Alert Urges Rochester Public School Board
12:20 PM
Witness Against Torture: Ten-Day DC Occupation Decries Ten Years of Injustice at Guantanamo, January 2012
11:46 AM
Bradley Manning Support Network: Statement on Closed Hearing Decision
11:29 AM
Amnesty International: Kim Jong-il’s Death Could be Opportunity for Human Rights in North Korea

Saturday December 17, 2011

1:59 PM
Friends of the Earth: Obama Must Now Reject the Pipeline

Friday December 16, 2011

5:27 PM
Earthjustice: Arctic Attack in House Funding Bill; Many Anti-Environmental Provisions Dropped from Must-Pass Bill
3:09 PM
Bradley Manning Support Network: Veterans and Supporters of Bradley Manning Demonstrate at Gates of Fort Meade Hearing
11:13 AM
Amnesty International Releases New Short Film Inspired by Abusive National Security Policies
10:09 AM
Occupy Wall Street Prepares to Occupy Fort Meade in Solidarity with PFC Bradley Manning

Thursday December 15, 2011

7:26 PM
POGO: Is the U.S. State Department up to the Post-War Challenges in Iraq?
6:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Iraq War Disaster
6:08 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Murkowski Attempt to Take Arctic Air Permitting Out of EPA Hands
6:08 PM
NRDC: House GOP Spending Bill Laden with Special-Interest, Anti-Environmental Riders
6:07 PM
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Statement Regarding Restrictive Policy Riders in Republican Spending Bill
6:05 PM
Greenpeace: Facebook Commits to Clean Energy Future
6:04 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Senate Panel Passes Sanders’ Solar Bill
6:02 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Activists Challenge Animal Rights Terrorism Law as a Violation of Free Speech
5:05 PM
Free Press: Congress Must Not Trample Internet Users in Rush to Pass Copyright Legislation
4:09 PM
League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, and Florida PIRG Ask Federal Court to Block Florida Voter Registration Restrictions
3:10 PM
Amnesty International: 'Appalled, but Not Surprised' by Congressional NDAA Vote and Administration’s Veto Threat Withdrawal
3:06 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Enforcement Hammer Falls on Giant Arizona Organic Factory Farm Dairy
1:33 PM
Earthjustice: New Report Shines Spotlight on Unprecedented Assault on Our Environment
12:34 PM
Occupy Des Moines to Preempt January 3rd Iowa Caucus
12:15 PM
Food & Water Watch: Congress Needs to Investigate Human Health Impacts of GE Salmon
11:57 AM
The Yes Lab: Will Trinity Church Tear Down OWS Nativity Scene?
11:34 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): America Beyond Capitalism
9:00 AM
ACLU Report on Domestic Drones Finds Need for New Privacy Protections

Wednesday December 14, 2011

5:45 PM
CPJ: Egyptian Blogger Sentence Is an Insult to Press Freedom
3:33 PM
ACLU Calls Veto of Racial Justice Act’s Repeal a “Courageous” Step Toward Eliminating Bias in Capital Punishment System
3:17 PM
America's Voice: Mitt Romney Parroting KKK's Anti-Immigrant Slogan Reflects His Extremist Platform of Mass Deportation
2:46 PM
Amnesty International: Tunisia Must Stop Returning Asylum-Seekers to Libya
2:37 PM
Peace Action: As Iraq War Nearly Ends, So Should Afghanistan War
2:34 PM
Human Rights Watch: US/Alabama: ‘No Way to Live’ Under Immigrant Law
2:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Deepwater Horizon Report Highlights Unaddressed Risks of Offshore Drilling
1:35 PM
Americans United Urges Kentucky Governor to Keep Public Hospital Free of Church Control
1:33 PM
EWG: Cancer-Afflicted Marines Call on Obama for Support
12:33 PM
MPP: Teen Marijuana Use Continues to Rise Despite High Arrest Rates
11:51 AM
Amnesty International Report Slams Discriminatory Practice In Spain
11:32 AM
Drug Policy Alliance: National Institute on Drug Abuse Releases 2011 Teen Drug Use Survey

Tuesday December 13, 2011

6:18 PM
FAIR: CBS Revises Iraq Death Toll; New Tally Still Lower Than Other Estimates
6:02 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: Government Study Finds Nearly Half of Drug Courts Do Not Reduce Recidivism
5:15 PM
Free Press Calls on FCC to Investigate Verizon Wireless for Blocking Google Wallet
5:10 PM
Conservation Groups: New Lease Sale Ignores BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster
3:15 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Outcome at Durban Climate Negotiations Offers Limited Progress
2:00 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: Advocates Urge FTC to Stop Unfair Practices on Webzinz World
1:18 PM
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin’s Unconstitutional Voter ID Law
12:36 PM
Amnesty International: Record Number of Palestinians Displaced by Demolitions as Quartet Continues to Talk, Says Human Rights Coalition
11:06 AM
CCR Urges President Obama To Veto National Defense Authorization Act
11:04 AM
Friends of the Earth International: Disastrous "Durban Package" Accelerates Onset of Climate Catastrophe
10:07 AM
Human Rights Watch: Uzbekistan: Detainees Tortured, Lawyers Silenced

Monday December 12, 2011

6:01 PM
Amnesty International: Beheading for "Sorcery" in Saudi Arabia Shocking
5:38 PM
Kucinich, Stark Urge Diplomacy, not War with Iran: House Bill Could Outlaw Negotiating
4:00 PM
NRDC: Governor LePage Undermines Maine’s Green-Building Economy, Sets Back Sustainable Forestry
1:46 PM
EWG: Gas Drilling Doublespeak
8:07 AM
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ): Thousands of Sugarcane Workers Die While Authorities Stall

Friday December 9, 2011

4:39 PM
Civil Rights Groups Again Ask Government to Block South Carolina Voter ID Law
2:54 PM
Kucinich: Protect Our Food Supply from Manufactured Crises
9:31 AM
Enough Project Apple’s ‘Blood iPhone’ Subject of Viral Campaign Launched by Congolese Man

Thursday December 8, 2011

6:49 PM
CEPR: Latvia’s Economic Failure Has Important Lessons for Eurozone, New CEPR Paper Concludes
6:35 PM
Food & Water Watch: Fracking Chemicals in Wyoming Water Further Illustrate Risks of Controversial Process
6:32 PM
NLIHC Calls on Congress to Support Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act Extension
5:05 PM
Amnesty International Urges Romania To Come Clean Over Secret Prisons
4:58 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Foods with Color Additives Deceive Consumers
4:45 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Citizens' Handbook Explains SEC Whistleblower Process
3:33 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Proposed Obama Policy on Endangered Species Act Is Recipe for Extinction
3:09 PM
ACLU, National Lawyers Guild Call for Restraint Against Occupy Boston
2:11 PM
Free Press: Public to FCC: We Don't Want More Media Consolidation
1:50 PM
PFAW: Senate GOP Chooses Big Banks Over Consumers, Blocks Cordray Nomination
1:48 PM
U.S. PIRG Disappointed Senate Blocks Confirmation of Rich Cordray To Head CFPB, Says “Constituents Can Ask Opponents Why.”
1:40 PM
US Senator Bernie Sanders Files ‘Saving American Democracy Amendment'
12:25 PM
Friends of the Earth: Climate Talks: Corporate Pressure Is Undermining Real Action
11:25 AM
350.org: Citizen Pressure Making an Impact in Durban

Wednesday December 7, 2011

9:51 PM
ACLU and PUBPAT Ask Supreme Court to Rule that Patents on Breast Cancer Genes are Invalid
6:48 PM
Pesticide Action Network North America: “Big 6” Guilty of Human Rights Violations
6:46 PM
Planned Parenthood: Statement from Dr. Vanessa Cullins, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Vice President of External Medical Affairs, Regarding HHS Decision on Plan B One Step Availability Restriction
6:45 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): NOAA Boosts Scientific Integrity with New Policy
6:44 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: HHS Decision on Plan B® a Blow to Sound Science and Young Women’s Health
6:41 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: FirstEnergy Tells Public One Thing, NRC Another; Nuke Plant Damage More than Previously Admitted
6:26 PM
Friends of the Earth: Response to President Obama’s Keystone XL Veto Threat and Remarks
6:00 PM
EWG: Kids’ Cereals Pack More Sugar Than Twinkies and Cookies
5:43 PM
U.S. PIRG Ratchets Up Support for Confirmation of Rich Cordray to Head CFPB
5:36 PM
National Organization for Women: Emergency Contraception Betrayal: Does President Obama Really Oppose Family Planning?
5:04 PM
America's Voice: Another Day, Another Batch of Polls Showing GOP Leaders are Out of Step with Public on Immigration
3:50 PM
IJDH: Haitian Victims of UN Cholera Tell UN: “Universal Means Haitians Too”
3:12 PM
NRDC, FDA Reach Settlement in BPA Lawsuit
2:22 PM
Government Accountability Project: Bank of America/Countrywide Whistleblower Details Wrongdoing
1:46 PM
Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch: Trans-Pacific Trade Talks in Malaysia Underscore Secrecy of Negotiations, Problems With Potential Deal
1:28 PM
Amnesty International Calls on U.S. Government to Stop Arms Supplies to Egyptian Security Forces
12:56 PM
Public Citizen: In-School Advertising Is the Wrong Way to Raise Revenue for Flagler County
12:46 PM
Community, Labor and Faith Organizations Join Coalition to Stop Voter Suppression Efforts Nationwide
11:53 AM
PEER: Time to Appoint an Effective Inspector General at Interior
11:18 AM
Amnesty International Urges Senate Committee to Pass the SAVE Native Women Act

Tuesday December 6, 2011

5:46 PM
Occupy Wall Street: #OWS & Brooklyn Community Reclaim Vacant Bank of America House
4:22 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: New Deforestation Data From Brazil Shows Continued Progress
4:15 PM
Free Press: Verizon Wireless App Blocking Hurts Consumers, Competition and Innovation
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Analyst Blasts U.S. Negotiator at Climate Talks: Warns of “Eco-Apartheid”
3:19 PM
PFAW Praises Ellison Amendment to Reverse Citizens United
3:12 PM
Campaign for America’s Future Urges Senators to Fight the Bank Lobby
1:44 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Vermonters' Forests, Health Would Be Hurt by Expansion of Large-scale Wood-burning "Biomass" Energy
1:39 PM
NOW Urges Obama Administration Not to Cave in to Catholic Bishops
1:18 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Rep. Trent Franks’ Latest Anti-Choice Attack Takes Politics to a New Low
12:29 PM
Project on Government Oversight: Contractor Whistleblowers Need Legislative Protections, POGO Tells Senate Panel
11:38 AM
Worldwatch Institute: Global Nuclear Generation Capacity Falls
10:02 AM
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Release People Jailed for Speaking Out
9:26 AM
Occupy Wall Street: Occupy Our Homes: The 99% Stands Up to Big Banks to Keep Families in Their Homes.

Monday December 5, 2011

5:20 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Species Act 99 Percent Effective at Saving Imperiled Species
5:17 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: U.S. Provokes Iran, Destabilizes Region
5:14 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: New Analysis Shows Startling Levels of Discrimination Against Latino/a Transgender People
5:12 PM
Green America Joins Colleagues to Deliver Business Leaders' Letter to White House, No to Keystone XL Pipeline, Yes to Renewable Energy
4:16 PM
ACLU Challenges Official Promotion of Religion in South Carolina Public Schools
3:20 PM
Amnesty International Calls for Release of Hundreds Held in Russian Election Protests
3:17 PM
ACLU: Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention
3:10 PM
Occupy Wall Street: Tuesday Dec. 6th: Occupy Our Homes
1:23 PM
Public Citizen: In-School Advertising Is the Wrong Way to Raise Revenue for Lodi Schools
12:11 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Climate Talks: “Africa vs the 1%”
6:44 AM
Right Livelihood Award: 2011 Right Livelihood Awards to Be Presented in Stockholm

Friday December 2, 2011

7:08 PM
ACLU: New Joint Federal Guidance Will Lead to Increased Diversity in Schools, Improve Education
6:23 PM
Food & Water Watch: Advocates for Safe, Clean, Affordable Water Oppose System to Raise Water Rates by Bypassing Standard Regulatory Review

6:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Activists Found Guilty in Drone Trial
6:13 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Revised Unemployment Rate no Cause for Celebration
6:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawmakers Push Disastrous Legislation on Keystone XL
6:08 PM
Congressman Raul Grijalva Joined by More Than 30 Members of Congress in Calling on State Sec. Clinton to Raise Human Rights Concerns With Mexico
5:57 PM
Occupy Iowa Caucus: American Winter of Discontent Starts with the Occupy Iowa Caucus, Dec 26 - Jan 3
4:31 PM
Free Press: Atlanta Turns Focus to Media Ownership
4:06 PM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): Despite High-Pofile Crackdowns, Occupy Camps Hold Fast with National Lawyers Guild Legal Support
2:52 PM
Amnesty International: London 2012 Organizers Must Not Forget Bhopal Disaster
1:50 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Releases Revised Boiler Standards
10:15 AM
PEER: Documents Link Coke to Grand Canyon Plastic Bottle Reversal

Thursday December 1, 2011

9:39 PM
ACLU: Senate Poised to Pass Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial
6:23 PM
Occupy Wall Street: December 6: Occupy Wall Street “Goes Home”
5:49 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: On World AIDS Day, Sanders Demands Affordable Meds
4:36 PM
Public Citizen: Department of Labor Should Protect Child Farm Workers From Excessive Heat Exposure
2:41 PM
NLG Keeps Pressure Against Occupy Clampdowns Nationwide
2:24 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Police Strong-Arm, Evict Occupy LA and Philly
2:23 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Quorn's "Mycoprotein" Not Safe, CSPI Tells FDA, Again
2:06 PM
ACLU: FOIA Documents Show FBI Illegally Collecting Intelligence Under Guise of “Community Outreach”
12:39 PM
Free Press: More than 50 Groups Urge FCC to Focus on Diversity in Ownership Review
12:22 PM
PEER: Fisheries Observers Told to Turn Blind Eye to Violations
10:54 AM
Move to Amend: Los Angeles Poised to Be the First Major U.S. City to Call for End to Corporate Personhood
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