| Jun 11, 2012 | Environment / HealthHere’s some good news: the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule that would make coal-fired power plant operators clean up their act. It would block up to 123 billion pounds of carbon pollution annually from entering our skies by limiting...
| | Environment / HealthRepublicans and Democrats rarely agree on anything these days. But there’s one proposal that both commands bipartisan support and can generate new American jobs during this tough economy. The Production Tax Credit helps level the playing field for clean-energy...
| Jun 4, 2012 | Food / FarmingNew York City’s billionaire mayor wants to ban super-sized sodas and other sugar-packed drinks. Some 58 percent of New Yorkers, explains Mayor Michael Bloomberg, currently rate as either overweight or obese. Their excess pounds are driving up the city’s...
| | Peace / SecurityOver the past year, more and more citizens around the world have been standing up for their freedom. Sadly, as chronicled in Amnesty International’s 2012 annual report, leaders everywhere have failed to mirror the courage shown by millions of peaceful...
| | Food / FarmingThe Department of Agriculture determined in April that a cow from California died from an always-fatal disease that triggers dementia and can be transmitted to people. The chilling news about the latest mad cow case was no surprise for me. I’ve been trying for...
