Corporate Giants Bringing Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity to Developing World

The wonderful potential of corporate globalization. Rich corporations that have compromised the health of people living in rich countries can now do so in the developing world, as well. “Diabetes, obesity and heart disease rates are soaring in developing countries, as multinationals find new ways of selling processed food to … Continue reading

Top Environmental Stories of the Year, Other than BP Oil Spill (7 Green Bloggers)

Biggest environmental story of the year? Ask 7 green bloggers and you get 7 different (but good) answers. We’re a little more than halfway through the year and I decided to ask 7 leading green bloggers what they thought was the biggest environmental story of the year so far. I … Continue reading

World Cup Just Over, but Transit Planning for Next World Cup in Brazil Already Starting

Seems like just last week the World Cup was ending,.. oh yes, it was. But there is no vacation time for those planning the next one — they’re are already working away on how to get all the fans and teams around. Of course, if you have billions of people … Continue reading

Ancestors of Mammals May Have Survived Largest Mass-Extinction in History in Antarctica

The largest mass-extinction in the world is considered to have happened about 252 million years ago due to quick global warming or climate change. A new study shows how some ancestors of mammals are believed to have survived this mass-extinction. Jörg Fröbisch and Kenneth Angielczyk from The Field Museum along … Continue reading