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- Washington State Tackles Seafood Fraud
- 5/21/2013 10:23:26 AM
- Governor Jay Inslee Signs Seafood Mislabeling Bill into Law Washington State Governor Jay Inslee today signed into law House Bill (HB) 1200, which begins to tackle seafood fraud in the state. Ocean...
- Academy Announces Animated Feature Film Rule Change
- 5/21/2013 4:33:07 AM
- BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 86th Oscars®. The most significant change affects the Animated Feature Film catego...
- Bankruptcy Court Issues Confirmation Opinion on Pittsburgh Corning Reorganization Plan
- 5/20/2013 5:49:34 PM
- PITTSBURGH, – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued an opinion and interim order confirming the current Pitt...
- Harper Government Announces Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan
- 5/20/2013 1:58:01 PM
- Saskatoon: Building on its long-standing commitment to food safety, the Harper Government unveiled its Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan today. The Action Plan aims to further improve Canada’s food ...
- Forgiveness: a moral minefield
- 5/20/2013 2:07:18 AM
- Forgiveness cuts public opinion down the middle like a guillotine. People are inspired by it or they are affronted by it.’ This is how Marina Cantacuzino, founder of the Forgiveness Project, introduced the concept of forgiveness when she gave a Green...
- Florida Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Mistakes
- 5/18/2013 12:07:28 AM
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Florida (May 17, 2013) - Florida is unique with its Bankruptcy Exemptions. While homeowners can protect some or all of their equity in their home if they claim the “homestead exemption,” their other exemptions are very limited when...
- Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act Could Pass to Help Those Dealing with Celiac Disease & Detoxing from Gluten
- 5/17/2013 9:55:22 AM
- It’s no secret that the gluten-free diet has caught on like wildfire across the US and Europe. Gluten-free food brands have skyrocketed in sales, and there is a whole set of demographics buying up the wheat-free goods from brands...
- New Global LGBT2020 Research Findings - Homophobia and Related Problems Being Faced Daily By Millions of LGBT People Right Across The World
- 5/17/2013 4:33:07 AM
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New global report reveals homophobic discrimination and violence is endemic in many countries around the world - International LGBT2020 Homophobia Report reveals widespread homophobia, violence and harassment of LGBT peopl...
- Good News for Sharks at Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Meeting
- 5/14/2013 9:10:07 AM
- Gland, Switzerland: WWF welcomes the adoption of key conservation measures for oceanic white-tip sharks, whale sharks and cetaceans following the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) annual meeting las...
- Nye County: Please Deny Permit to Notorious Chimpanzee Abuser, Says PETA
- 5/14/2013 9:02:28 AM
- Mike Casey Seeks Permit to Keep Dangerous Exotic Animals After County Commissioners Give Tiger Exhibitor Karl Mitchell the Boot Pahrump, Nev. -- PETA is urging the Pahrump Regional Planning Commiss...
- Life After Debt, Amazon Best-Selling Book Free For One More Day!
- 5/14/2013 8:00:00 AM
- The Association of Christian Businesses (TACB) is the place where Christian business professionals seeking explosive growth and dramatic productivity come together to learn the latest marketing techniques and strategie...
- Indigenous Peoples put Arctic Council on alert on eve of foreign ministers meeting
- 5/14/2013 1:27:38 AM
- Kiruna, Sweden — Fifteen more Indigenous groups have signed onto a joint statement rejecting oil development in the Arctic. The coalition now includes major Indigenous organisations from every Arctic ...
- Left Forum Panel Explains Recent Acts of Violence
- 5/13/2013 10:25:04 AM
- NEW YORK, NY (May 13, 2013) – A panel that focuses on the psychology, politics, and economics of lethal violence at home and abroad will be held at the Left Forum conference at Pace University in June. The NY Chapter of the Ernest Becker Foundation w...
- H&M Commits to the Fire and Building Safety Agreement
- 5/13/2013 10:04:32 AM
- Today H&M publicly commits to support the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, initiated by IndustriALL Global Union. The parties will be committed to the goal of a safe and sustainable B...
- Obama issues Executive Order in support of open data
- 5/13/2013 2:14:42 AM
- Yesterday President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order requiring federal government information to be open and machine-readable by default. This Order is the latest in a series of actions going ba...
- Life After Debt: Practical Solutions To Get Out Of Debt, Build Wealth, And Radically Transform Your Finances Forever!
- 5/11/2013 8:00:00 AM
- The Association of Christian Businesses ;(TACB) is the place where Christian business professionals seeking explosive growth and dramatic productivity come together to learn the latest marketing techniques and strategi...
- Moving Toward the Future of Fisheries Management
- 5/10/2013 2:09:41 PM
- In Ocean Conservancy and Pew Charitable Trusts’ recent report “The Law That’s Saving American Fisheries”, we make three key recommendations about how to improve the already vital law that governs our ...
- Monsanto to Cooperate With USDA on EIS for Next-Generation Dicamba Weed-Control Technologies, Remains Focused On Bringing New Benefits to U.S. Farmers
- 5/10/2013 11:30:41 AM
- Monsanto said today that it will cooperate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) as it prepares an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS...
- At Least 26 Elephants Massacred in World Heritage Site
- 5/10/2013 11:26:03 AM
- Yaoundé, Cameroon - At least 26 elephants were massacred in the Dzanga Bai World Heritage Site in the Central African Republic, after 17 individuals armed with Kalashnikov rifles on Monday entered thi...
- Dow Confirms Receipt of $2.2 Billion in Cash Proceeds from Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait
- 5/9/2013 10:30:14 AM
- Payment Brings Final Resolution in K-Dow Arbitration MIDLAND, Mich. - The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) is pleased to announce that it has completed final resolution of the K-Dow arbitration...
