THE FUTURE of PARADOX VALLEY
Ranches, Farms, TourismorRadioactive Waste Dump? WHO WE ARE: Paradox Valley Sustainability Association (PVSA) is a non-profit organization of local citizens concerned about the future of the Paradox Valley, a peaceful agricultural and ranching community. In accord with the nature of the Valley, Montrose County zoned our land for agriculture. Recently, a Canadian company (Energy Fuels) […]
FIRE!
Dear Animal Acres Members, As many of you have heard, Acton, CA, is one of the areas affected by the enormous Los AngelesForest fire. While the fire is still several miles away, we have decided to plan for the worst, and hope for the best – and as we send you this notice, we have begun evacuating […]
VERIZON SPONSORS PRO-MTR RALLY
Please post and forward this action alert and letter regarding the Verizon Wireless Corporation’s sponsorship of an upcoming pro-mountaintop removal, anti-union rally. Here is a link to the action alert, where you can send an email to the Verizon’s Wireless Corporation’s management demanding they drop their sponsorship of the event. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27824 Here’s the letter sent […]
THE HUNT IS ON!!!
255 of Idaho’s 880 wolves are in danger of being killed before the end of the year. Another 75 of Montana’s 500 wolves are set to suffer the same fate. This is the first time in American history that any animal has been removed from the Endangered Species List and then publicly hunted and killed […]
SAFE COSMETICS!
WASHINGTON, DC — The cosmetics industry would no longer be self-regulating and would have to disclose all product ingredients under the proposed Safe Cosmetics Act, introduced earlier this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, which would affect all kinds of personal care products from shampoo to lipstick, would change the Food & […]
beyond hope
check this out! http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/170/ then get on it!
bye-bye GMO’s!!!
Gene-Modified Corn Gone from Mexico, Study FindsRELATED ARTICLES WASHINGTON — The Mexican region where modern corn originated shows no traces of a genetically engineered contamination that caused an international uproar and created tension over U.S. corn imports, researchers said Monday. “If they were there, they are gone,” Exequiel Ezcurra, a former Mexican official who is […]
womens co-ops r cool!
A case study of Eudafano Women’s Cooperative More than half the population of Namibia (approximately 1.9million) lives inmarginalised rural communities where rainfed agriculture often results in poor yieldsand social amenities such as electricity, running water, health and schooling facilitiesare scarce or unavailable. The creation of sustainable incomegeneration opportunities in these marginalised rural areas is therefore […]
Alaska Zoo Board Selects New Home for Maggie
Anchorage, AK ・amp;nbsp; The Alaska Zoo Board of Directors in a unanimous decision selected the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in San Andreas, California as the first choice for a new home for Maggie, the Alaska Zoo痴 lone African elephant. The preliminary decision will be finalized after a site visit to the PAWS facility by […]
Sacred peaks saved!
9th Circuit Court Rules to Protect Sacred Peaks Landmark Ruling Celebrated as a Victory for Religious Freedom, Environmental Justice & Cultural Survival Flagstaff, AZ — On Monday, March 12th the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling to protect a mountain held holy by more than 13 Native American Nations. The slopes of the […]