Human Trafficking in the United States

Every year an estimated 700,000 to two million women and children are trafficked globally.  The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimates that almo

The Need for Corporate Campaign Finance Reform

The recent Supreme Court decision to recognize corporations’ rights to exercise free speech the way individuals do represents a step backward in the

The True Cost of Abstinence-Only Funding

While the debate rages on today in the House and Senate about how to teach our children about sex and how much money this education will take, the tru

16 Cattle Drop Dead Near Mysterious Fluid at Gas Drilling Site

Sixteen cattle were found dead after apparently ingesting a mysterious fluid next to a natural gas drilling rig in northwestern Louisiana throughout t

Global Warming Threatens Alaska’s Waters with Acidification

Over time, Alaska has been affected by global warming through shrinking glaciers, costal erosion, and melting sea ice in the Artic that impacts marine

Accidental Release of Toxic Chemicals Pollutes Air and Water in Louisiana

Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals and millions of gallons of polluted water into state water were released as a consequence of frequent accidents

New York Park Exploits Vanishing Amazon Resource

The group behind the creation of High Line Park in New York built all of the seating and decking with wood from the Amazon Rainforests.  Ipe, the typ

World Bank Pledges to Save Trees, Then Helps Cut Down Amazon

The World Bank, funded by British taxpayers, has pledged an undisclosed amount of money to fund programs that avoid deforestation in the Amazon. Howev

Uranium linked to disabled children

The U.K Observer reported that an overwhelming rise in the number of children from Punjabi, India, who were born with birth defects, mental abnormalit

Personal Computers [“PC’s]- are they becoming no longer personal?

The Obama administration is currently working with a group of UN nations on the development of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade agreement, ACTA. The new