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And BTW we are super-sizing our sugar consumption: "The average fast-food soda is now seven times as large as it was in the 1950s." 3:58 PM May 31st via HootSuite
Will NYC's large-sized soda ban work? Research indicates that portion size does make a difference. ht.ly/bhD41 3:57 PM May 31st via HootSuite
MT @arfung: Transparency showdown: should consumers know when food has been genetically modified? @nytimes: nyti.ms/KPoZjU 10:18 AM May 25th via HootSuite
Here's the link to the Business Insider story on what really happened with the Facebook IPO: ht.ly/b5oEC 5:08 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
Selective info or deception? Facebook IPO "Wall Street insiders once again got much better information than individuals."... 5:01 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
Kristof: Tobacco and Chemical industries collude on toxic flame retardants in your home. ht.ly/b1SCa 11:35 AM May 20th via HootSuite
You, U.S. taxpayer, just leased another chunk of land to Peabody Coal at $1.11/ton of coal they sell to China for $123. bit.ly/M2gMq8 9:12 PM May 18th via HootSuite
Play the "5 Whys" game with your kids. (How kids can do root cause analysis.) ht.ly/aYQHr 11:03 AM May 17th via HootSuite
The WTO just ruled against "Dolphin Safe" tuna labeling. Corp interests win out over public information (and dolphins). ht.ly/aXINH 4:22 PM May 16th via HootSuite
Kickstarted funding a documentary on Consumption: "Do We Need This?" ht.ly/aXnqM 11:38 AM May 16th via HootSuite
RT @doughenwood: In 1990, Calif spent 2x as much on universities as prisons. Now, nearly reversed. (The FT's Ed Luce in his new book.) 9:40 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Is Fair Trade USA taking the fair trade movement mainstream? Or watering down what it means? @MarcGunther reports: ht.ly/aW2yo 3:54 PM May 15th via HootSuite
Interesting debate: should everyone learn how to code? Or at least to think like a programmer? ht.ly/aVI7D 11:44 AM May 15th via HootSuite
RT @saadventures: "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." - Niels Bohr 8:38 PM May 13th via HootSuite
James Hansen argues: If Canada exploits tar sands, and the US does nothing, it is "game over for the climate." ht.ly/aPtaF 10:35 AM May 10th via HootSuite
1000 rallies in 100 countries to "connect the dots" on Climate Change this past weekend. ht.ly/aL7u6 4:33 PM May 7th via HootSuite
Sustainable2050 April atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa was 396.18 ppm: highest ever measured, and a very high year-on-year increase too: almost 3 ppm higher! 1:24 PM May 7th via web Retweeted by DaraORourke and 27 others
Annie Leonard (of the Story of Stuff project) will keynote for UCB enviro science Ph.D. grads this Friday nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/201… 8:41 PM May 1st via HootSuite
And the link to that New Yorker article on Stanford: ht.ly/aARQw (Thanks @rogerb) 8:21 PM Apr 29th via HootSuite in reply to rogerb
Interesting article on Stanford, its ties to industry, and the quest to educate "t-shaped" students: both broad and deep... 3:32 PM Apr 29th via HootSuite