September 8, 2008

'Bottlemania' Questions Water's 'green' Impact; Packaging Concern Grows As Sales Surge

By: USA TODAY
Linda M. Castellitto

In perhaps the biggest marketing coup since DeBeers convinced consumers that diamonds are the must-have gemstone for lovebirds, beverage companies have transformed water from a free, simple thirst-quencher into a colossal...

August 18, 2008

Terrorism In The Name Of Animals

By: Los Angeles Times
Frankie Trull, Frankie Trull is the president of the Washington-based Foundation for Biomedical Research, which supports the humane and responsible use of animals in medical and scientific research.

The firebombings of the car and home of two UC Santa Cruz researchers earlier this month reveal an unwelcome reality: Animal rights extremism is getting worse.

Over the last several years, militants have shifted their focus from...

August 8, 2008

Fair-trade Coffee: Not Worth A Hill Of Beans

By: Christian Science Monitor
Gene Callahan

Fair-trade coffee is everywhere. Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts - even Wal-Mart - proudly feature beans they bought at a higher, "fair" price that pays growers a living wage. You get good coffee. Farmers get out of poverty....

July 30, 2008

Gore, Reid Wrong About Coal

By: Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
Roger Nicholson

Recently, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the majority leader in the U.S. Senate, proclaimed that "coal makes us sick ... It's global warming. It's ruining our country. It's ruining the world. We've got to stop using fossil fuel."...

July 29, 2008

Less efficient oil sands projects face higher energy and carbon costs

By: Trucost

Rising oil prices have led to a boom in investment in the oil sands industry, which is 3-4 times more carbon intensive than conventional oil production. Despite Canadian regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions at oil sand...

July 28, 2008

The Fix On Tobacco

By: Christian Science Monitor

Congress must help people who could be lured into an addiction they don't need - and may not want. In coming days, the House will vote on regulating tobacco as a drug, with Senate action soon after - but all under threat of a...

July 26, 2008

Understanding the Foreclosure Crisis: Don’t Believe the Hype!; At the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Annual National Convention “Power, Justice, Freedom, Vote”

By: By James H. Carr, Chief Operating Officer, NCRC

Jim Carr, NCRC’s Chief Operating Officer was invited to speak at the NAACP’s 99th Annual Convention themed “Power, Justice, Freedom, Vote”. Speaking before 6,000 audience members at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Center, Jim gave a...

July 14, 2008

Get Tough, Get Green

By: Los Angeles Times

There is such a thing as better living through chemistry, but only if it's green. As it is, the toxic substances in your sunscreen, plastic bottles, mattresses and a list of other consumer products far too long to cite may be...

July 8, 2008

Salmonella Mystery; With The Contamination Source Still Unknown, The Food Industry Should Be Asking Itself Tough Questions.

By: Los Angeles Times

The salmonella outbreak has not only sickened close to 1,000 people, it has inflicted an embarrassing blow to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

After weeks of warning consumers away from the most common fresh tomatoes, the...

July 2, 2008

Tainted Love? Chocolate-Lovers: Cocoa Industry Set to Be a Heartbreaker on July 1, 2008

By: Adrienne Fitch-Frankel

You gaze at each other, illuminated softly by candlelight. Music plays in the background. Slowly pulling back the ribbon from your gift, your sweetheart glows with delight and anticipation…until the wrapping falls away from the...