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Ben & Jerry’s will no longer state on its packaging that the milk and cream used in its ice cream comes from “happy cows.”That’s (a little) good news for consumers who have been misled for year…
Read moreIn response to the launch of the 2020 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard, World Wildlife Fund issued the following statement from Jason Clay, SVP Markets:“In the past decade, we’ve seen companies wake up to the destructive impacts of palm oil production. The bi…
Read moreIf you were doubtful before, the news that British doctors are now acting to limit the climate emergency may prompt a rethink.
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You probably don’t give antibiotics much thought—until you need them. But what happens if you need them, and they don’t work?The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says antibiotic-r…
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After dinner we were treated to an impromptu performance by Leo, pictured above, who danced around, drumming on everything in his enclosure. He kept time and beat perfectly. Photo by Crystal Alba/Project Chimps
I arrived at Project Chimps yesterday just as dinner was being served to its residents: 79 retired research chimpanzees who now call this verdant, 236-acre sanctuary nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia their home. The building we were in is a brand-new, state-of-the-art . . .
The post New building makes room for more chimpanzees to retire at Project Chimps appeared first on A Humane World.
Today, the Trump administration formally released its draft rule rolling back the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Signed into law by President Nixon after passing Congress with near unanimous support, NEPA has been a bedrock of American law f…
Read moreThe Australian inferno has yet to reach its worst, but already minds are seeking ways to reduce the bushfire horrors. Could batteries help next time?
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For decades, the biotech industry has spun a narrative around genetically engineered crops that could be summed up very simply as “jam tomorrow, instead of bread and butter today.”S…
Read moreWhile Puerto Rico struggles to recover from a recent spate of earthquakes, the strongest one a category 6.4 on the[…]
Read moreIn response to today’s announcement of the CLEAN Future Act by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from James Mazzarella, WWF senior vice president of policy and government affairs:
“The CLEAN …
