Palm oil has become an almost ubiquitous replacement for everything else, it is showcased as a healthier alternative to trans and more saturated fats and as a replacement to ethanol as biofuel. What we don’t see in this simple equation is the environmental cost, and I’m
Life doesn’t treat us all equally, no matter how much we individually try to uphold values like equality. Although the gap between men and women has declined in size, the position of black people in the United States has not come remotely close to
Most of us, from a very young age, are taught that one of the most important things we can do for the environment is to recycle as much waste as possible. In many cases, it is even socially acceptable to note and correct those
On the heels of a U.N. report which exposed almost no global industry as being profitable when environmental costs are recognized comes a newer report for the IMF, which focuses on fossil fuels. The report calculated that fossil fuel industries (coal, gas, and oil) are
In Canada and beyond, native (first nation) peoples have high rates of suicide, child abuse, alcohol, drug abuse (including solvents and gasoline), and incarceration. They have lower than average per capita income, high rates of reliance on social assistance and school abandonment. Hundreds of
In a matter of weeks, the World Bank could decide whether the tiny Central American nation of El Salvador will have to dish out millions of dollars to mining giant OceanaGold for rejecting its proposed gold mine. The $301 million lawsuit has been underway
The EU has made moves to regulate hormone-analogous chemicals which can lead to cancer and male infertility, but they may be shelved following pressure from US trade officials over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal. A draft of the EU criteria showed
In the footsteps of a new law mandating commercial buildings to carry green roofs (covered in plants and/or solar panels), France has now struck a blow against food waste. A staggering 1/3 of all food is spoiled or squandered before anyone has the chance
The man who apparently shot Freddie Gray’s arrest, Kevin Moore, speaks in an uncut Vice interview. The video helped ignite public awareness of the situation and conditions in Baltimore. Freddie’s death and the officers’ attempts to cover it up enbroiled feelings of police corruption.
Many of us like the idea of money from the richest people in the world being divided in a fairer way to help the poor. This was largely the basis of the Occupy movements worldwide, but there wasn’t much focus on the “third world”. Although
