- Good to the last sustainably harvested coffee bean. Kraft Foods will
soon offer fair-trade
coffee. This leaves Nestle as the only company--of the four largest coffee sellers
in the U.S.--with no commitment to humane, eco-friendly brew.
- Have lead, must recycle says California. New
legislation targets heavy metal contamination from electronics by instituting
the nation’s first e-waste deposit law.
- More color-coded alerts from Uncle Sam. The EPA now offers a
daily air quality index for 100
cities across the U.S.
- Ancient Chinese secret? Tai Chi Chih,
boosts immunity to the virus
responsible for shingles. Find the research published in the
Psychosomatic Medicine journal.
- Polluters must pay is the message from New Jersey. The state is
seeking cash from companies who have
fouled
the local environment .
- Clear the air, save the taxpayers money. That’s the word
from the Office of Management and Budget. See the
report’s cost/benefit breakdowns for a variety of federal programs.
- Step aside hamburgers and french fries, new research shows sprawl makes you fat.
See study published in the Sept/Oct
American Journal of Health Promotion.
- Could change be coming to the
insane world of physician
training? The national certifying body says it will strip John
Hopkins University's internal medicine residency program of accreditation.
Why? Residents took call every other night.
- After September 30, you’re out of luck if you want to submit a sealed bid to the
Chicago Climate
Exchange for the first ever CO2 auction. The greenhouse gas IPO happens October
1 and 24/7 electronic trading starts-up October 10.
- Mom was right about your veggies. A study published in the
Journal of the American Medical Association shows that a diet rich in
vegetables, fiber, soy and
nuts reduces cholesterol just as well as prescription drugs.
- Seems it pays to be good. Investors caused
socially-responsible mutual funds to net $185.3 million during the first
quarter of 2003. At the same time, U.S. diversified funds suffered net
outflows of $13.2 billion.
- In case you need more proof natural is hot, the March 2003
Natural Products Expo West
was the largest event in the show's 23 year history.
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