By Mindy Fischer on July 28, 2018
animals, compensatory mitigation policy, Department of the Interior, endangered animals, endangered species, endangered species habitat destruction, environment, Fish and Wildlife Service, forced industry to pay up, habitat, habitats, Interior Secretary, monetary fines, net conservation gain, Obama-era policy, policy, rule, Ryan Zinke, Service-related activities, the Endangered Species Act, this is infuriating, Trump administration ends rule that made industry pay for damages they caused endangered animal habitats, wildlife, Zinke
Conservatives, environment, GOP, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Republicans, Right Wing Hatred, Trump administration, Trump hatred, Trump supporters, Uncategorized, World News
This is infuriating. Trump is ending an Obama-era policy that forced industry to pay up when they damaged key endangered animals habitats. On Friday, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced the ending of the compensatory mitigation policy for the Endangered Species Act. “We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce we are withdrawing the […]
By Mindy Fischer on June 22, 2018
ATSDR, chemical compounds, chemicals, contaminated ground water, crisis, Department of Health and Human Services, environment, environmental disaster, EPA, even more toxic than the government originally thought, firefighting foams, government, military, military personnel and veterans, perfluoroalkyls, PFAS, poisoned, poisoning the military, Politico, pregnant women and children, ProPublica, publi relations nightmare, scandal, Scott Pruitt, study, the New Republic, the White House is trying to hide this national crisis in the military, they're far more dangerous than previously thought, toxic substances, Trump administration, truth, U.S. military bases
Corruption, environment, Health and Fitness, Human Interest, military, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Right wing lies, Trump administration, Trump lies, Uncategorized, Women's issues
If terrorists came to this country and poisoned thousands of men and women in the military, it would be a national crisis, and we’d all be ready to fight. But what happens when the terrorists doing the poisoning are actually the U.S. government? The Trump administration has been desperately trying to hide this scandal from […]
By Mindy Fischer on June 12, 2018
#mprraccoon, animal, animal rescue, building, climbing, come on little trash panda, ended up breaking the internet, entertainment, everyone came together to root on a wayward raccoon, fingers crossed, fire fighters, good news, hope, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, MN, MPR, raccoon, rescue the raccoon, set a live trap, skyscraper, St. Paul, this is the animal hero story that you didn't know you needed today, trapped on a ledge of the building, twitter, UBS tower, window ledge
Entertainment, environment, great news, Human Interest, Politics, Uncategorized, Weird News
Donald Trump is doing his best to destroy this country. But today was the day that everyone came together to root on a wayward raccoon. Tuesday morning, a cute little raccoon in Minnesota set off on a mission that ended up breaking the internet. The animal was first spotted over the weekend at the Town […]
By Mindy Fischer on February 17, 2018
4 important stories that came out about the Trump administration this week that you probably missed, 4 other big stories that broke, administration, Betsy DeVos, BuzzFeed, CFPB, David Shulkin, Department of Education, Department of Education now refusing to hear transgendered bathroom complaints, EPA, Golden Valley Lending, Mick Mulvaney, news, NPR, payday lenders, Politico, predatory lenders, scandal, scandals, Scott Pruitt, Scott Pruitt says he can't fly coach because people were mean to him, the Associated Press, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Drops Lawsuit Against Payday Lender Charging 950% Interest Rates, the Washington Post, there are so many scandals, transgendered, travel scandals, VA, Veterans Affairs Secretary in big trouble
Corruption, Donald Trump, education, environment, GOP, kids, LGBT, military, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Republicans, Right Wing Hatred, Right wing lies, Trump administration, Trump hatred, Trump lies, Uncategorized, Washington, Women's issues
The news was dominated this week by the school shooting in Florida and the Mueller indictments. But there were 4 other big stories that broke about Trump administration scandals that you need to know. With this administration, there are so many scandals that it can be hard to keep up. Especially in a week like […]
By Mindy Fischer on February 1, 2018
American scientist, animals, birthday, birthday gift, birthday present, champion of these amazing animals, Dian Fossey, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, Ellen, Ellen Degeneres, entertainment, Fossey, giving them a permanent home in Rwanda, gorillas, great birthday presents, great news, happy birthday, I got you this gift, mountain gorillas, Portia, Portia de Rossi, Portia de Rossi gives Ellen Degeneres the most amazing birthday gift ever, she received the best gift of all from her wife, studied gorillas in Africa, tv, wildlife
Activism, Entertainment, environment, great news, Politics, Uncategorized, Videos, World News
“Portia has given me the greatest gift I’ve ever been given.” Ellen DeGeneres turned 60 last Friday. And, over the past several days, she has been given some great birthday presents from people like Justin Timberlake, Chance the Rapper, and Michelle Obama. But on Thursday, she received the best gift of all from her wife, […]
By Mindy Fischer on January 2, 2018
2018, activists, amazing, animal lovers, beached whale, breathing through its blow-hole, BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed Canada, canada, Canadians, environment, great news, happy new year, incredible, it was still moving its tail, Marine Animal Response Society, nature, New Year's Day, Nova Scotia, pilot whale, Ron Yaschuk, saved a life, social media, the crowd dug a trench, the response was amazing, the whale opened its one visible eye, they also covered the whale with blankets, whale, while we were all hungover and watching football look what these amazing people did on New Year's Day, world news
Activism, environment, great news, Holidays, Human Interest, Politics, Uncategorized, World News
These people in Nova Scotia did something really amazing on New Year’s Day. 2018 is already off to a great start! On New Year’s Day, Ron Yaschuk was walking his dog on a Nova Scotia beach when he saw something unusual in the distance. As he got closer he realized that it was a beached […]
By Mindy Fischer on October 10, 2017
CBS, Colbert, comedians, comedy, comedy skit, counterweight, Donald Trump is great to women, entertainment, equal time, freaking hilarious, funny, he's not a cannibal, hilarious, how is all this not the storm, humor, Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert gave Trump equal time and it was hilarious, late night shows, late night tv, late night tv comedians, laugh, laughing, laughter, mocking, never Trump, Stephen Colbert, Stewart, the calm before the storm, The Late Show, Trump, tv, unfair slamming of the president, upset about the coverage, what kind of sociopath would use that terminology
Donald Trump, environment, Humor, Politics, Resist, Trump lies, Videos
Donald Trump has been whining about getting more positive coverage on the late night shows. So Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert decided to try to give him his “equal time.” And it was freaking hilarious! Something tells me this isn’t exactly what Trump had in mind when he asked for equal time on the late […]
By Mindy Fischer on October 3, 2017
16 people have died on the island, A plus job he's done so far, botched response, catastrophe, Center for Investigative Journalism, congratulating himself, death certificates, death toll, devastation and chaos, government has collapsed, his words will come back to haunt him, hospitals and morgues, Katrina, Miami Herald, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, relief efforts, reporters, San Juan, since the storm, storm-related deaths, Trump lies, Trump totally wrong about the death toll in Puerto Rico, Trump's Katrina, Vox, wrong about the death toll
climate change, Donald Trump, environment, Politics, Trump administration, Trump lies, World News
Donald Trump is bragging that relief efforts in Puerto Rico are going great because only 16 people have died since the storm. He’s totally wrong about the death toll. And his words will come back to bite him. Donald Trump made a visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday and spent a lot of time congratulating […]
By Mindy Fischer on July 15, 2017
a coal slush fund, Bloomberg, clean coal, climate, climate change, climate crisis, coal, coal-fueled power plants, countries, Energy, fossil fuels, G20, GCF, green, Green Climate Fund, green energy, hardest hit by climate change, hydropower projects, ignorant climate-denying buffoon, natural gas, natural gas slush fund, planet, policy, poorer developing countries, renewable energy, renewable energy push, science, seat on the board, sustainable development, The Hill, the world, Trump plans to use UN climate change fund to build coal plants, UN, United Nations
climate change, Donald Trump, environment, Foreign Policy, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Republican Logic, World News
Our idiot in chief is now trying to use a United Nations climate fund that was set up to help poor countries hit hard by climate change to instead build coal-fueled power plants around the world. Earlier this year, before he left office, President Obama gave $1 billion to the UN’s Green Climate Fund with […]
By Mindy Fischer on May 15, 2017
California, chlorpyrifos, Donald Trump's EPA, Dow Agrosciences, Dow Chemical, environment, EPA, EPA greenlighted toxic chemical in March, farm workers, farmworkers, Kern County Public Health, Mother Jones\, now more than 50 farmworkers have been poisoned, people are being seriously hurt, poisoned, Pruitt, reckless, Scott Pruitt, set to be banned, this administration is dangerous, toxic chemical, very cozy relationship with Dow Chemical
climate change, environment, Politics, Right Wing Hatred, Trump administration
In March Donald Trump’s EPA decided to OK a very toxic chemical that was set to be banned. Now, two months later, 50 California farm workers have been poisoned. I know I keep repeating this, but this administration is dangerous. And they demonstrate that fact every day. Every. Single. Day. The EPA under Scott Pruitt […]
