"The Big Money Battle to Sway Americans’ Food Choices"
"New report says food industry groups spend big and 'spin' the truth to turn U.S. consumers away from organic."
Source: Civil Eats, 07/03/2015
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New York Times Editorial Calls for Release of CRS Reports
The WatchDog has long whined about Congress' mystifying refusal to let taxpayers read Congressional Research Service reports the taxpayers have paid for. A June 17, 2015, editorial in the New York Times called the situation "absurd," expressing hope that a new director of the Library of Congress (home of the CRS) would manage to get the policy changed.
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"U.S. Chamber Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures"
"From Ukraine to Uruguay, Moldova to the Philippines, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its foreign affiliates have become the hammer for the tobacco industry, engaging in a worldwide effort to fight antismoking laws of all kinds, according to interviews with government ministers, lobbyists, lawmakers and public health groups in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States."
Source: NY Times, 06/30/2015
Yes, the "Oligopoly" of For-Profit Science Journals is Growing
Some environmental reporters find or research stories by browsing science journals. But difficulty of access to those journals is a common barrier to robust, science-based journalism. The barriers have been getting worse, says a new study — in a science journal.
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"Cheap and Clean: How Americans Think About Energy in the Age of Global Warming"
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"Schools Say Ciao To Plastic Lunch Trays, Hello To Compostable Plates"
"Six of the largest school districts in the country have banded together to revamp school lunches — and they're starting from the plate up."
Source: NPR, 06/08/2015
"Carbon Shock: A Tale of Risk and Calculus on the Front Lines of the Disrupted Global Economy — How Carbon Is Changing the Cost of Everything"
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Americans Can't Know Whether Chemicals in Products They Use Are Unsafe
As Congress limps toward revisions of the badly broken Toxic Substances Control Act, it's clear that only a small fraction of the roughly 84,000 chemicals in commerce in the U.S. have actually been tested for health effects. Now an environmental health group has rated some household cleaning products firms.
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"Scientists Call for Limits on Stain- And Water-Proofing Chemicals"
"More than 200 scientists outline potential health concerns from fluorinated chemicals, urge replacements and tightened regulations ".
Source: EHN, 05/04/2015
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