Posted by Editor at Nov 22nd, 2008 in Activism, Climate Change, RSS Feeds
Filed under: News , Polit-eco , Plants and Wildlife It’s that time of year. As some people hang Christmas lights and display Hanukkah candelabras others load up the grenade-tipped harpoon for another season of “whale research.” As you might imagine a few groups are upset about this. Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepard would be [...]
Posted by Editor at Nov 22nd, 2008 in Activism, Climate Change, RSS Feeds
Filed under: News , Polit-eco At least, that’s what the Chinese government is saying. Last year when scores of animals fell sick and died as a result of melamine-tainted pet food the government said the same thing. Earlier this year authorities discovered manufacturers were still tainting pet food. But the dairy scare this year seems [...]
Posted by Editor at Nov 21st, 2008 in Activism, Climate Change, RSS Feeds
Filed under: Polit-eco Oh, the fun never stops. With Thanksgiving coming up soon, it’s that time of year when politicians start pardoning turkeys. Honestly, I don’t really get the point of pardoning one turkey when you know what happens to the rest of them, but politicians love to do it. And yes, Governor Sarah Palin [...]
Posted by Editor at Nov 18th, 2008 in Activism, Climate Change, RSS Feeds
Filed under: Food , Health , Polit-eco James E. McWilliams addresses the still-present danger posed by melamine in a NY Times Op-Ed this week. Besides the baby formula tragedy , China’s food supply has been found to have problems with melamine swimming in milk, eggs , chicken feed and wheat gluten. However, China is not [...]
Posted by Editor at Nov 18th, 2008 in Activism, Climate Change, RSS Feeds
Filed under: Local , News , Polit-eco Another incentive towards reaching sustainability — a plastic bag tax…er…fee. The Big Apple’s Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, recently suggested the implementation of a 6 cent fee for every plastic bag issued at the register in order to encourage residents to adopt the more eco-friendly practice of reusable bags. As [...]
