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5 Companies That Are Changing Their Tune on Obesity

5 Companies That Are Changing Their Tune on Obesity

Frank Hagler in Health 4 months ago

From Kraft Foods to Walt Disney, five companies that are tackling obesity ... that you might not expect. Is it genuine change?

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NYC Soda Ban Leads to Court Fight Over the Role of Government

NYC Soda Ban Leads to Court Fight Over the Role of Government

Rajiv Narayan in Obesity 4 months ago

Months after proposing a maximum beverage size of 16 ounces for sweetened beverages — infamously mangled as the NYC Soda Ban — Mayor Bloomberg found approval. Then he was sued.

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NYC Soda Ban is An Infringement On Civil Liberties: Other Cities Should Not Follow Suit

NYC Soda Ban is An Infringement On Civil Liberties: Other Cities Should Not Follow Suit

Brian Weidy in Public Health 4 months ago

As the grace period for Bloomberg's soda ban winds down, we need to understand the ramifications of the ban beyond not being able to "super-size-me."

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Asteroid Collision Course: How Would NASA Handle A Giant Asteroid?

Asteroid Collision Course: How Would NASA Handle A Giant Asteroid?

Beth Ashbridge in Space 4 months ago

In order to address the individual and specific risk of a potential humanity killer, we would send out a scoping mission to probe its structure. And that would cost some money.

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White House Death Star Petition: An Informative Letter From the White House Obliterates a Dumb Request

White House Death Star Petition: An Informative Letter From the White House Obliterates a Dumb Request

Michael Brossack in Space 4 months ago

Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget responded to John D's November petition to construct a "Death Star."

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Football Concussions Are Leading to the Downfall of America's Favorite Sport

Football Concussions Are Leading to the Downfall of America's Favorite Sport

Chris Weiss in Health 4 months ago

Given the new information on the damage playing football does to the human brain, is it time to reconsider football as America's favorite sport?

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Google's Driverless Cars Will Change the World As We Know It

Google's Driverless Cars Will Change the World As We Know It

James Banks in Green Technology 4 months ago

Google holds the most important piece of the energy revolution, and it has nothing to do with the company's green energy initiatives. Earth's future is all dependent upon the driverless car.

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Oil Tax Subsidies Reach $409 Billion Globally — And They're Crushing the Economy

Oil Tax Subsidies Reach $409 Billion Globally — And They're Crushing the Economy

Jatin Khanna in Energy 4 months ago

The hundreds of billions of tax dollars going towards the incredibly profitable fossil fuel industry would be much better spent helping the newer and growing renewable energy industry.

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