Animal welfare and the environment – two steps forward, two steps back
Just where are we as a society in 2013, where animal welfare and environmental issues are concerned? I’m seeing some progress in some areas and a troubling trend of decline in other areas. I like...
View ArticleThe environmental and animal welfare news out of China only gets worse
What is going on in China is extremely troubling. The air is bad. The water is polluted. Animals are suffering. And people are suffering. And reports indicate the government is looking the other way....
View ArticleAerial video of Exxon oil spill in Arkansas
Once again, we have another environmental disaster. But Big Oil will mark it down as no big deal. And at some point in the not too distant future, someone will appear on a cable news show to ask –...
View ArticleMonday Commentary: Earth Day 2013 vs. The Propaganda Machine
The nation’s knowledge and awareness in the area of science should be increasing – not decreasing or treading water. But I fear the constant train of propaganda from corporations and from some corners...
View ArticleFormer TransCanada employee has harsh words for company’s practices
A former TransCanada Corp. employee testified last week about the company before a Canadian Senate committee and used phrases such as a “culture of noncompliance” and “coercion” and “deeply entrenched...
View ArticleIntroducing the Mentality Pack Cartoon
Day One for the new Mentality Pack Cartoon – a lighter take on animal advocacy. PACK MENTALITY BLOG: Compassion - teamed with Science and Logic
View ArticlePredictions that environmental rules would devastate coal plant were...
When it was announced three years ago that a coal-fire power plant in Pennsylvania would have to reduce its output of pollution into the air, the anti-environment crowd and operators of the plant cried...
View ArticleWacky Mentality at the forefront this month
Maybe it’s the approach of Halloween or maybe it’s a decay of common sense, but we’re seeing an ever-growing level of Wacky Mentality in recent news reports. But first, a commercial break: A new,...
View ArticleHopefully – a trend: New York state to ban fracking
The more I’m reading about the health and environmental impacts of fracking, the more I’m convinced we’re a long way from this being a safe system for drilling for gas and oil. Oh we get the take from...
View ArticleReport: Pope to speak out with concerns about climate change
I am not Catholic and I don’t agree with everything Pope Francis has stated over his stint as the church’s leader. But on so many issues, he is making tremendous strides for people everywhere. I really...
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