Walmart Developing Sustainable Product Index

Walmart is developing an ambitious rating system to determine their product's environmental and social sustainability. Walmart will collaborate with more than 100,000 suppliers worldwide to assess "energy and...

US implements COOL food labeling

The US has finally implemented a law that requires country-of-origin labeling on meat, fish, poultry, produce and peanuts as of September 30, 2008.  "On May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment...

Obama, McCain duel over celebrity ad, attacks

US election: Obama accused of playing race card as presidential campaign turns nasty"The battle for the White House took a nasty turn yesterday when John McCain accused Barack Obama of "playing the race card"....

New York Restaurants Must Post Calorie Counts

After banning transfats and smoking from New York city bars and restaurants, posting menu nutrition information doesn't seem like it should cause such a huge fuss, but it is being resisted by the fast food...

Turning My Back On FDA Approved Cloned Meat

Environment correspondent, Richard Black, reported for BBC News, that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the production and marketing of foods derived from cloned animals. It is also...

The War on Your Desktop: Adware Firm Sues Anti-Adware Firm

Whilst I understand that companies exist to turn a profit, it seems nonsensical for an adware maker to sue an anti-malware maker for making anti-malware software. It's like a rabbit taking a falcon to court over...

Cocaine (The Energy Drink) Pulled From Shelves

The spokesman for Redux, which markets Cocaine, attempts to explain away his product's name association, but to limited success."An energy drink called Cocaine has been pulled from stores nationwide amid concerns...

Anti-Depressants that Increase Suicidal Thoughts

I thought that suicidal thoughts and depression were among the feelings that anti-depressants were meant to curb... however, kids and teens have been prescribed medicines that are now being flagged as...

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AT&T, Yahoo offer Web-based photo service

"AT&T Inc. on Thursday launched a Web-based photo-sharing service offered in conjunction with Yahoo Inc. San Antonio, Texas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sunnyvale-based Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) said the service will allow labeling of photos for easy viewing and online...

Media Matters - If It's Sunday, It's Still Conservative

Following up on Media Matters' in-depth study showing that Republican and conservative guests outnumbered Democratic and progressive guests on ABC's This Week, CBS' Face the Nation, and NBC's Meet the Press over a...

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