Using Big Data to Improve Health
Big data medicine: Pharmacies act as gateways between patients & a new high-tech asthma inhaler equipped with a sensor to track when & where it is used…
Christine MacDonald
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Climate Politics
Climate Politics: Heatwaves, Droughts and Glacier Melts Make Global Warming Difficult to Deny, But There Are Still Plenty of Climate Deniers Out There…
The Redwood Wars
Redwood Wars: Not All Forest Certifications Are Created Equal
The Freak Weather That Won’t Be Denied
Will the Upswing in Freak Weather Events Finally Convince Us to Take Action on Reducing Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
The Implications of Runaway Warming
Even two degrees of warming could set in motion changes that could wreak havoc on ecosystems and civilizations around the world…
Italy’s Eco Mafia
Mafia Are Cashing In On Toxic Dumping and Other Environmental Crimes
The PR Push Behind Processed Food
October is proving a busy month for the country’s old guard food industries. After a decade of books and documentaries exposing the more unsavory aspects of how our food is produced, Big Ag and consumer brand companies are striking back with campaigns aimed at quelling the country’s growing disaffection with CAFO-raised beef, fake “fruit” snacks […]
A Protest a Day
Shadia Fayne Wood Daily Protests Aimed at Stopping Canadian Tar Sands Pipeline Underscores Growing Angst Over Global WarmingIf you live in Washington, D.C., the protest that ended with the arrests of 65 environmentalists in front of the White House Saturday wasn’t much different from the many others that happen here all the time. Hundreds of […]
The Big Green Buyout
Countless Green Brands Have Been Snapped Up By Big Corporations. Can They Still Be Trusted?
Building a Responsible Brand
CEOs discuss the ins and outs of building a responsible brand…