The Awareness Network

Tell Costco to Adopt Ocean Conservation Policies

(As received from a GreenPeace email…) Millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with backyard BBQs and picnics. As people flock to supermarkets and shopping centers to stock up, those ending up at Costco Wholesale might be surprised at what they find. In the Costco warehouse you’ll find freezers and coolers full of [...]

Stop The Radical Religious Right from Changing Textbooks in Texas

Religious Right Leaders in Texas Wage War Against Science and History Textbooks As reported on the People For the American Way website People For the American Way Foundation is pleased to share with you a new report titled, Texas Textbooks: What happened, what it means, and what we can do about it. Religious Right leaders [...]

Facebook Executives Meet Regarding Your Privacy

Sign the ACLU Petition Regarding Facebook Privacy Policy According to news reports, Facebook has called an “all hands” meeting today to discuss its privacy policies. That’s because they are facing a brewing revolt among Facebook users alarmed by the company’s cavalier attitude toward protecting your privacy. In recent months, Facebook has rolled out some very [...]

Kagan is Bad Choice for Supreme Court, Says Libertarian Party

Wes Benedict, Executive Director of the Libertarian Party, issued the following statement today: “Elena Kagan is another bad pick for the Supreme Court. If confirmed, it is likely that she will vote on cases with the intent of advancing political policy goals. Kagan will probably vote to advance liberal policy goals, just as some other [...]

Supreme Court Candidates – Get to Know Them

From the fine folks at Alliance for Justice: Yesterday, the White House confirmed that President Obama will not announce a Supreme Court nominee this week. That means you have at least a week to learn more about the potential nominees and what’s at stake with this vacancy. We have developed brief background reports on the [...]