| Dec 15, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIn a world that’s clogged and choking with a massive overdose of plastic trash, you’ll be heartened to learn that governments and industries are teaming up to respond forcefully to this planetary crisis. Unfortunately, their response has been to engage in a global...
| Jan 27, 2021 | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingWhat do your toothbrush and your running shoes have in common? Plastic. We now live on Planet Plastic, where billions of tons of waste from everyday products made of these chemical contaminants are strewn literally everywhere — on the highest mountaintops, in the...
| Dec 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s good to have a happy-ending story for the holidays — one that’s not sugar-plum sappy, but genuinely uplifting. It “feels like justice,” said fourth-generation Texas shrimper Diane Wilson in early December, when a federal district judge okayed a $50 million...
| Aug 23, 2017 | Environment / HealthBy most measures Trump’s had an ineffective presidency. If you oppose his agenda, as I do, this is no doubt a good thing. Like countless others, I rely on Obamacare for my health insurance. I sleep soundly at night only because Trump and congressional...
| Sep 21, 2016 | Environment / HealthFrance has embarked on two experiments we should take note of. First, the nation just banned all non-biodegradable disposable plastic cups, plates, and utensils. Second, they passed a law requiring supermarkets to donate unspoiled food they don’t want to...
