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Soft Drinks
NY Health Commissioner Is All About the Benjamins (April 6, 2010)
New York Health Commissioner Richard Daines is on an Empire State road show, promoting Governor David Paterson’s pet budget proposal: taxing sugary drinks. Last week, Daines and New York City’s head nanny Thomas Farley penned an op-ed about the supposed health benefits of a soft drink tax. But when the Syracuse Post-Standard described Daines’ pitch to New York legislators, a slightly different approach was emphasized:
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Animal Rights
HSUS Earns an “F” For Effort (April 5, 2010)
You might recall how we reported in January that the charity watchdogs at the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) gave the animal-rights Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) a “C-minus” grade based on the organization’s inefficient use of funds. AIP recently released its new grades for March and April, and to no one’s surprise, HSUS still earns a C-minus (as does the Fund for Animals, which merged with HSUS in 2005). It’s no...
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Big Government
Michael Jacobson Apologizes for Soda “Lapse,” Flagellates Himself (April 1, 2010)
Michael Jacobson, food police chief at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), announced today* that he wanted to make a public confession that he drank a soda.
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Don't Sue The Hand That Feeds You (Thanksgiving Edition)
It really is the most wonderful time of the year for food activists. A cornucopia-- no, a moveable feast-- of nutritional puritans have already descended on Thanksgiving planners.
The Naturopathy Movement
Naturopathy refers to a doctrine of “natural medicine” that teaches that the body’s “vital force” is the most important factor in healing and maintaining health. The approach has been criticized as largely pseudo-scientific, relying on dogma rather than d
7 Things You Didn't Know About HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a “humane society” in name only, since it doesn’t operate a single pet shelter or pet adoption facility anywhere in the United States.
It really is the most wonderful time of the year for food activists. A cornucopia-- no, a moveable feast-- of nutritional puritans have already descended on Thanksgiving planners.
The Naturopathy Movement
Naturopathy refers to a doctrine of “natural medicine” that teaches that the body’s “vital force” is the most important factor in healing and maintaining health. The approach has been criticized as largely pseudo-scientific, relying on dogma rather than d
7 Things You Didn't Know About HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a “humane society” in name only, since it doesn’t operate a single pet shelter or pet adoption facility anywhere in the United States.
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