UK paper: ‘We are living through a man-made mass extinction event’

Climate change is happening 10 times faster than during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), one of Earth’s more recent extinction events 55 million years ago. Continue reading UK paper: ‘We are living through a man-made mass extinction event’

Shrinkage Alarm: Pollution May Be Shrinking Otter Penises; Scientists Say Research Is ‘Warning’ For Humans

“Researchers studying over a decade’s worth of dead otters in Britain have concluded that pollution is most likely the cause of penis shrinkage in the water-loving mammals.” Continue reading Shrinkage Alarm: Pollution May Be Shrinking Otter Penises; Scientists Say Research Is ‘Warning’ For Humans

Policing the food police (part 1): The assault on salt

The Columbia Journalism Review says “covering government efforts to improve the nation’s eating habits is more complicated than it seems.” Continue reading Policing the food police (part 1): The assault on salt

Liberal Charity: ex-TraderJoe’s exec leads effort to give expired food to poor

What happens when liberals run out of other-people’s-money to give away. Continue reading Liberal Charity: ex-TraderJoe’s exec leads effort to give expired food to poor