“Governments and companies may face law suits for their role in global warming and consequent damage to health and communities. Moreover, these claims have a good chance of succeeding, says University of Adelaide research. The scientific evidence for the effects of global warming indicates the legal basis of potential legal claims since the scientific evidence […]
“An animal sanctuary in Cameroon, home to dozens of primates endangered by the illegal bushmeat trade, is preparing to welcome some famous guests: the ‘Taiping Four’ gorillas smuggled to Malaysia four years ago. Felix Lankester, director of the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon’s main port city of Douala, said the centre had gone to great […]
“As the $14 billion organic food industry gathers steam, the concept of healthy fast food is spreading. While Whole Foods is in the vanguard, others are catching up. More and more restaurants are tapping into Americans’ desire to eat quickly, and realizing that fast food can involve much healthier stuff than a Whopper and fries. […]
“Some folks worry that restricting greenhouse-gas emissions could hurt the economy. Turns out that’s a bit like worrying that a tracheotomy will hurt a patient in anaphylactic shock — yeah, it’ll sting, but without it the patient will croak. (Yes, we watch way too much ER.) Ignoring climate change could dampen the global economy by […]
“The subtitle over at the Daily Grist, ‘Ignoring climate change far more expensive than fighting it, says British report,’ got me wondering (the guesses below aren’t from the UK report, which I haven’t even glanced at yet … it’s more fun to speculate than to actually inform oneself): That 20% of global GDP cost estimate […]
“Iran’s firebrand president warned on Monday that his country would respond with an ‘appropriate and firm response’ to any U.N. sanction over its nuclear program. The comments by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came as key United Nations Security Council members were considering a draft European resolution that would impose punishing measures on Iran over its disputed nuclear […]
“Lauren Canario, a member of the Free State Project, moved to New London, CT after the infamous Kelo vs. New London Supreme Court decision. This decision, which ruled that states could decide to seize private property and hand it over to private corporations, so enraged Lauren that she packed up and moved from Las Vegas […]
“A new report commissioned by the British government on the potential costs of global warming and its prevention is deeply flawed and should not be used to justify a global emissions trading scheme, the Competitive Enterprise Institute warned on Monday. The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, authored by former World Bank economist […]
“Adults, please don’t fall into the candy-giving trap this Halloween when those adorable, costumed-clad kids ring your doorbell. Halloween does not have to be a mandatory give-out-sugar today! You see, handing out candies — or what I call blood-sugar bouncing ‘treats’ — is a ‘tricky’ proposition. All that sugar could turn your neighbor’s kids into […]
“Democrats are vowing to make lower Medicare drug prices one of their top priorities if they gain a majority in Congress, and the public should welcome such an advantage. Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi of California has listed drug prices as an important issue for early attention. As it is, the Medicare drug plan literally […]
