Cargill’s Integrity-Free Soybean Oil

Cargill’s Integrity-Free Soybean Oil

Can you have your hypocrisy and eat it, too? I don’t think so. But Cargill Inc. is doing its damndest to invalidate the old admonition that eating your cake today means not having it tomorrow. As a leading producer and user of ingredients that contain...
The State of Runaway CEO Pay Resistance

The State of Runaway CEO Pay Resistance

Fed up with the do-nothing Congress, people around the country are no longer waiting for Washington to lead on some of the most pressing economic fairness issues of our time. Take the minimum wage debate. States and cities are rising above the partisan swamp in the...
Water Refugees

Water Refugees

Like most Americans, I always took the clean water running out of my tap for granted. That changed in January, when West Virginia American Water (WVAW) sent out an all points alert to stop drinking, cooking, washing, or doing anything else with the H₂O flowing into my...
The Next Steps for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

The Next Steps for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

On the heels of the Environmental Protection Agency unveiling its proposed carbon pollution standard for existing power plants, clean-energy supporters from coast to coast are digging into the details. As we work to understand how the plan will help us tackle climate...