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Tobacco Company Helped Shape European Policy System Favoring Corporate Profits Over Public Health, Study Finds
January 11, 2010 — British American Tobacco, the world's second largest tobacco transnational, strategically influenced the European Union's framework for evaluating policy options, leading to the acceptance of an ... > full story -
Appliance Rebates Waste Government Money
January 11, 2010 — For every $100 of taxpayer money spent on refrigerators under the U.S. federal appliance rebate program, $6 is entirely lost, say two ... > full story -
Research Report Foresees No 'Armed Mad Dash for Resources' in the Arctic
January 4, 2010 — With climate change making the Arctic gradually more accessible, some observers have suggested that interest in Arctic natural resources and disputed marine borders could take on a military aspect. A ... > full story -
Global Warming: Is Making Carbon 'SAFE' the Answer?
December 31, 2009 — Mandating fossil fuel producers to sequester (bury) a steadily increasing fraction of the carbon they extract would be a simple, effective, and fair way of sharing out the pain of reducing greenhouse ... > full story -
Survey of Young Adults Finds Wide Majority Support Health Reform
December 18, 2009 — An overwhelming majority -- 88 percent -- of young adults across the political spectrum think it is important for Congress and the President to pass health reform legislation that would assure ... > full story -
Almost Two-Thirds of Pregnant Women Believe They Are Regularly Exposed to Physical Risk at Work, Spanish Study Finds
December 17, 2009 — A new study by researchers in Spain shows the employment and sociodemographic characteristics involved in the exposure of pregnant women to workplace hazards. Of these, 56 percent say they often work ... > full story -
Drinks Industry Supplanting Government Role in Alcohol Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
December 14, 2009 — A recent comparison of proposed national alcohol policies in Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, and Botswana shows that the drinks industry has assumed a significant and detrimental role in designing national ... > full story -
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Food Industry Faulted for Pushing High-Calorie, Low-Nutrient Products
December 14, 2009 — A new report faults food and beverage producers for continuing to saturate television with ads for high-calorie, low-nutrient ... > full story -
Government Overseas Aid Is No Bar to Individual Giving
December 13, 2009 — Greater government aid to overseas development charities does not discourage individual giving, according to new research. Fears that increasing government grants would serve to "crowd out" donations ... > full story -
Rhino Poaching Surges in Asia, Africa
December 1, 2009 — Rhino poaching worldwide is on the rise, according to a new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The trade is being driven by Asian demand for horns ... > full story
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