Humane Issues in the News

Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and changemaking.



"Your smartphone's dirty, radioactive secret" (via Mother Jones) (November/December 2012)

Study says except for black males, education extends life expectancy (via Alternet) (11/26/12)

Study indicates potential link between traffic pollution exposure and autism (via Treehugger) (11/26/12)

"The shocking details of a Mississippi school-to-prison pipeline" (via Colorlines) (11/26/12)

13-year-old from Sierra Leone makes generators, batteries, etc., out of scrap (via Grist) (11/26/12)

112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory (via AP/Yahoo!) (11/24/12)

Study reports great apes also experience "mid-life crisis" (via LA Times) (11/19/12)

"More than 1,000 new coal plants planned worldwide, figures show" (via The Guardian) (11/19/12)

"The past and future of America's biggest retailers" (via NPR) (11/19/12)

Study with minks shows that captive animals get very bored (via PLOS One) (11/12)



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Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and changemaking.


New report says world is on path to 4°C of global warming (via Washington Post) (11/19/12)

New report says poverty can't be stopped without addressing climate change (via Christian Science Monitor) (11/19/12)

"Babies help unlock the origins of morality" (via CBS News) (11/18/12)

"Occupy's new offshoot set to cancel millions in medical debts" (via YES! Magazine) (11/16/12)

"$500 million animal abuse settlement reached" (via AP) (11/16/12)

Wildlife services worker's abuse of animals indicates larger problem (via Treehugger) (11/15/12)

"Walmart hit by walk-outs in build-up to 'Black Friday' disruptions" (via The Guardian) (11/15/12)

"BP gets record U.S. criminal fine over Deepwater disaster" (via BBC) (11/15/12)

Report says teaching of science reduced in elementary classrooms in Kansas, other states (via Education Week) (11/14/12)

"California high schools scrap 'plastic foods' in favor of real nutrition" (via Alternet) (11/13/12)

"Swedish schools big lessons start with dropping personal pronouns" (via NY Times) (11/13/12)

Report says global CO2 emissions set new record high (via Treehugger) (11/13/12)

"If microfinancing creates a cycle of debt, is handing out cash a better option?" (via GOOD) (11/12/12)



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Teen changemaker invents "GreenShields" to help the environment (via Forbes) (11/12/12)

"California's new global warming law becomes real this week with first cap-and-trade auctions" (MercuryNews.com) (11/10/12)

"Florida to grade black students on a different scale than white students?" (via Alternet) (11/9/12)

U.S. drops in ranking of world's top countries for women (via Daily Mail) (11/8/12)

Unity College in Maine first to pledge to divest from "dirty energy" (via YES! Magazine) (11/8/12)

4 teenage girls in Nigeria have invented a generator "powered by pee" (via Grist) (11/8/12)

"Education ballot initiatives results show mixed returns on school reform" (via Huffington Post) (11/7/12)

Study explores positive & negative impacts of "childhood adversity" (via Education Week) (11/7/12)

Chicago project follows what happens to juveniles in justice system (via NY Times) (11/4/12)

"Animal rights in China" (via Forbes) (11/2/12)

"Is it ethical to defy evacuation orders?" (via Washington Post) (11/2/12)



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Study shows "people in poor, non-white neighborhoods breathe more hazardous particles" (via Environmental Health News) (11/1/12)

"Hershey sued for info on use of child labor in cocoa supplies" (via Reuters) (11/1/12)

"Vanishing mustangs: are America's wild horses in danger of disappearing?" (via Treehugger) (10/31/12)

U.N. urges halt of "ocean grabbing" fishing (via Reuters) (10/30/12)

Botswana to stop issuing hunting permits (via China Daily) (10/29/12)

Scientists categorize 4 distinct elephant personalities (via The Telegraph) (10/28/12)

Studies show babies have sense of right and wrong (via Globe and Mail) (10/24/12)

"Ending rape illiteracy" (commentary) (via The Nation) (11/23/12)

"Cost to prevent all future extinctions: $11 per person?" (via Scientific American) (10/16/12)



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"Working to reduce food waste & protect the environment" (via Washington Post) (10/29/12)

"Is it greener to shop online?" (commentary) (via Grist) (10/29/12)

"What color is your princess?" (commentary) (via NY Times) (10/28/12)

Students to visit Haiti for reforestation project they helped design (via Education Week) (10/25/12)

CDC says U.S. teen pregnancy rate drops to lowest recorded (via Education Week) (10/25/12)

"Championing life & liberty for animals" (via NPR) (10/25/12)

"Half of American teenagers volunteer, largely because their friends do" (Chronicle of Philanthropy) (via 10/24/12)

First U.S. tar sands project approved for Utah (via SF Chronicle) (10/24/12)

"In U.S. building industry, is it too easy to be green?" (via USA Today) (10/24/12)

Study shows even with equal college experience, women tend to earn less than men (via NPR) (10/24/12)

Global meat consumption drops slightly, while production rises (via Worldwatch Institute) (10/23/12)

For first time ever antibiotic-resistant bug detected in wild animals (via Mother Jones) (10/23/12)

Study shows Americans eating their weight in GMOs (via E Magazine) (10/22/12)

"America's Top Young Scientist" creates solar-powered jug that cleans water (Good News Network) (10/22/12)

"A simple fix for farming" (commentary) (via NY Times) (10/19/12)

"New evidence that racism isn't 'natural'" (via The Atlantic) (10/17/12)

Investigation shows children's jewelry still contains toxic cadmium (via AP) (10/14/12)


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Low-income students given drugs to help boost school performance (via NY Times) (10/9/12)

Pakistani teen activist shot for working to educate girls (via CBS News) (10/9/12)

"The cancer lobby" (commentary) (via NY Times) (10/6/12)

Will larger carnivores be moving in next door? (via National Geographic) (10/5/12)

Study says free birth control leads to fewer unwanted pregnancies, abortions (via Seattle Times) (10/4/12)

"Americans show support for clean energy in polls" (via Christian Science Monitor) (10/4/12)

Researchers discover structure in bird brains similar to mammals' (via Treehugger) (10/3/12)

Costa Rica poised to ban sport hunting (via Reuters) (10/3/12)


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In 5 U.S. states, hunting of wolves is coming back (via Mother Jones) (10/1/12)

"How the mafia is destroying the rainforests" (via New Scientist) (10/1/12)

"Misconduct widespread in retracted science papers, study finds" (via NY Times) (10/1/12)

Elephants die by thousands for religious symbols (via National Geographic) (October 2012)

"Child farm labor in Oregon and the U.S.: big dangers, little change" (via The Oregonian) (9/28/12)

"Forward to Nature: The new nature movement isn't about going back to nature but forward to a nature-rich civilization" (commentary) (via Children & Nature Network) (9/28/12)

Students use GIS tools to help address real-world issues (via Smart Blogs) (9/27/12)

Project helps prisoners & planet (via NY Times) (9/27/12)

Activists awarded "alternative Nobels" (via Common Dreams) (9/27/12)

Report says "agriculture causes 80% of tropical deforestation" (via Mongabay) (9/27/12)

New study estimates 100 million dead, trillions lost by 2030 due to climate change (via Common Dreams) (9/26/12)

"Why we should teach empathy to improve education (and test scores)" (commentary) (via Forbes) (9/26/12)

Study shows students of color disproportionately and more harshly punished (via Chicago Tribune) (9/26/12)

"Slavery still exists": a photo essay (via The Atlantic) (9/26/12)

"Peruvian innovators try to save disappearing glaciers" (via PRI) (9/26/12)

Study says "dust bunnies" are full of toxins (via Treehugger) (9/26/12)

Amazon launches "eco-friendly" shopping site (via Treehugger) (9/26/12)

Haiti bans plastic bags, foam containers (via Miami Herald) (9/24/12)

Cincinnati program helps support students from "cradle-to-career" (via MSNBC) (9/23/12)


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President Obama issues executive order strengthening protections against human trafficking (via White House.gov) (9/25/12)

Why do we cling to outdated ways of looking at the world? (commentary) (via Salon.com) (9/25/12)

"Foxconn factory riot blamed on iPhone 5 rush" (via Information Week) (9/25/12)

Shell sues to stop protesters (via Common Dreams) (9/21/12)

Mass protests in Quebec lead to victory for students (via Common Dreams) (9/21/12)

Why is there so much arsenic in U.S.-grown rice? (via Mother Jones) (9/19/12)

"Report indicates significant re-segregation of public schools" (via Education Week) (9/19/12)

"'Show me your papers' law takes effect in Arizona" (via Common Dreams) (9/19/12)

Young girl "makes a stand" selling lemonade to raise money to free slaves (via Good News Network) (9/15/12)

Turning a school into a community center (via NPR) (9/13/12)


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"A garden grows in juvenile hall" (via Center for Ecoliteracy) (September 2012)

"Teachers' expectation can influence how students perform" (via NPR) (9/18/12)

Study says "climate change threat more real to those with perceived personal experience" (via Vancouver Sun) (9/17/12)

Study says costs of climate change significantly underestimated (via Treehugger) (9/17/12)

Conservationists use unique tactics to help save rhinos from poaching (via Conservation) (9/12)

Factory fires killing more than 300 in Pakistan show egregious lack of concern for worker safety (via The Guardian) (9/14/12)

"The bottom line of corporate good" (commentary) (via Forbes) (9/14/12)

Oil & gas companies have plans to drill in up to 42 U.S. National Parks (via Treehugger) (9/13/12)

"Survey finds young adults lack world knowledge" (via Education Week) (9/12/12)

"Ex-Iowa egg farm manager pleads guilty to bribery" (via SFGate) (9/12/12)

"A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization" (via Nature) (9/12/12)

"Courting controversy: how (and why) we teach ethics" (commentary) (9/12/12)



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Why don't more cities promote composting?: "Big trash" (via Earth Island Journal) (Autumn 2012)

100 most endangered species listed: are they worth saving? (via NBC News) (9/11/12)

Reframing global warming as a public health threat (via NPR) (9/10/12)

"Retaliation against whistle-blowers up sharply, says study" (via Ethics Newsline) (9/10/12)

"Hong Kong retreats on 'National Education' plan (via NY Times) (9/9/12)

"A terrifying way to discipline children" (commentary) (via NY Times) (9/8/12)

One woman's campaign against household toxins (via NY Times) (9/6/12)

"New Zealand grants a river the rights of personhood" (via Treehugger) (9/6/12)

Animals desperate for food, water during drought turn to towns (via NY Times) (9/6/12)

"Rethinking humanitarian relief: sourcing locally before disaster strikes" (via GOOD) (9/6/12)

Report says climate change will starve the poor even more that we thought (via Treehugger) (9/5/12)

Hong Kong airline bans transport of "unsustainably sourced" shark products (via Treehugger) (9/5/12)

Illegal wildlife trade flourishes online (via The Guardian) (9/3/12)


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Why aren't Millenials buying more cars & houses and what does it mean for the future? (via The Atlantic) (September 2012)

"Bike schools turn kids into future urban cyclists in Brazil" (via Treehugger) (9/4/12)

Studies show there are ways for humans and carnivores to live together (via NY Times) (9/4/12)

"Elephants dying in epic frenzy as ivory fuels wars and profits" (via NY Times) (9/3/12)

Phased ban on incandescent bulbs in EU goes into effect (via Guardian) (8/31/12)

"13-year-old fights big plastic bill" (via Sierra) (8/31/12)

Reports of Yanomami village massacre by illegal gold miners (via Guardian) (8/29/12) 

"White House sets fuel economy target of 54.5 MPG by 2025" (via Treehugger) (8/28/12)

"Ex-N.C. turkey farm worker pleads guilty to animal cruelty" (via USA Today) (8/28/12)

Report shows possibilities for human-animal cooperation with study on cashew crop (via HumaneSpot) (8/24/12)

Report: "federal loophole allows lower spending on students of color" (via Center for American Progress) (8/22/12)


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Report says food, water shortages mean significantly reducing meat intake (via Daily Mail) (8/27/12)

"U.S. arms sales make up most of global market" (via NY Times) (8/26/12)

Zoos, aquariums considering delicate balance of educating about climate change (via NY Times) (8/26/12)

Quebec couple's fight to save front yard garden leads to rewrite in city code (via GOOD) (8/25/12)

Students run successful campaign to get Styrofoam trays banned in L.A. schools (via GOOD) (8/24/12)

Do police in schools making things better or worse? (via AlterNet) (8/23/12)

Are "grocery auctions" a good way to save money, cut food waste? (via NPR) (8/23/12)

Is our hunger for cotton clothes starving the world? (via Mother Jones) (July/August 2012)

Report: Americans waste up to 40% of food (via Seattle Times) (8/21/12) 


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California slaughterhouse closed after shocking abuse video released (via USA Today) (8/21/12)

High school football captain starts kindness campaign (via GOOD) (8/18/12)

CO2 emissions in U.S. drop to 20-year low (via AP) (8/17/12)

One man's fight with big oil (via NPR) (8/17/12)

National Science Foundation promotes climate change education through $19 million in grants (via Education Week) (8/17/12)

"For undocumented youth, new policy carries risks" (via NPR) (8/15/12) 

Controversial Brazilian dam construction halted (via Common Dreams) (8/15/12)

Study: major U.S. media not talking about climate change (via MyDesert.com) (8/15/12)

"80% of public schools have contracts with Coke or Pepsi" (via Mother Jones) (8/15/12)

"Extinction rates soar in Brazil's fragmented forests" (via Treehugger) (8/14/12)

Study shows connection between self-interest and environmental behavior (via Wired) (8/13/12)

"You probably have too much stuff" (via NYTimes) (8/13/12)

"What's so bad about a boy who wants to wear a dress?" (via NYTimes) (8/8/12)



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Experiment in "catch share" system for Pacific NW fisheries (via Oregonian) (8/11/12)

Nature preschools growing in popularity (via NewHampshire.com) (8/11/12)

What's the best way to dispose of unused drugs? (via Mother Jones) (July/August 2012)

"Study finds greening vacant lots reduces overall crime" (via Treehugger) (8/11/12)

"Scientists finally conclude nonhuman animals are conscious beings" (commentary) (via Psychology Today) (8/10/12)

Study says worldwide demand for water outstrips supply (via Common Dreams) (8/9/12)

"Boy rallies restaurants to recycle used crayons for schools in need" (via Good News Network) (8/7/12)

Report shows how Americans would "slim down" public education (via Thomas Fordham Institute) (8/2/12)

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"Rare earth mining in China comes at heavy cost for local villages" (via The Guardian) (8/7/12)

Study: countries with more freedom of the press have better environmental quality (via Treehugger) (8/6/12)

Two young women help animals for their bat mitzvah (via Boston.com) (8/6/12)

"Biotech giants are bankrolling GMO free-for-all" (via Mother Jones) (8/6/12)

New study links current events to climate change (via AP) (8/4/12)

Studies show sources used for climate change info depend on beliefs (via NY Times) (8/3/12)

What to do when there are "too many" animals in zoos: contraception, or kill them? (via NY Times) (8/2/12)

"16-year-old creates wildlife tracker website for African game reserve" (via Treehugger) (8/1/12)

"Is the livestock industry destroying the planet?" (via Smithsonian) (8/1/12)

"Bhutan bets organic agriculture is the road to happiness" (via NPR) (7/31/12)


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"Look, don't touch: the problem with environmental education" (commentary) (via Orion) (July/August 2012)

"The necessity of activism" (via Solutions Journal) (July 2012)

"Oregon farmers go beyond Clean Water Act" (via OPB) (7/30/12)

"Program shapes the new faces of conservation" (via NY Times) (7/30/12)

"Disrupting global poverty" by creating products for the poorest citizens (via Huffington Post) (7/30/12)

UN explores reversing ivory ban to reduce elephant poaching (via Washington Post) (7/27/12)

"Norway cuts palm oil consumption 64% to protect rain forest" (via Treehugger) (7/26/12)

Judge rules to require some protections for elephants in L.A. Zoo (via Earth in Transition) (7/25/12)

"Students answer to peers in L.A.'s teen courts" (via Education Week) (7/23/12)


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Growing evidence shows urban farms reduce violence, build community (via Mother Jones) (July/August 2012)

"The new misogyny: what it means for teachers and classrooms" (commentary) (via Alternet) (7/23/12)
 
"Frackers fund university research that 'proves' their case" (via Bloomberg News) (7/23/12)

"Will the Farm Bill nullify laws against animal cruelty?" (commentary) (Huffington Post) (7/21/12)

"There's still hope for the planet" (commentary) (via NY Times) (7/21/12)

Undercover video shows egregious abuse at pig farm supplying "pork" to Walmart stores (via Daily Mail) (7/20/12)

"A new model for green schools" (via Atlantic) (7/20/12)

"Global warming's terrifying new math" (via Rolling Stone) (7/19/12)

Young Mountain Gorillas work to dismantle poachers' traps (via National Geographic) (7/19/12)

"The endless summer" (commentary) (via NY Times) (7/18/12)

"Parents need to act against climate change for their kids' sake" (commentary) (via Daily Beast) (7/18/12) 

"Extended producer responsibility would require  manufacturers to collect and recycle packaging" (via GOOD) (7/18/12)

"How America became a country that lets little kids go homeless" (via Alternet) (7/16/12)

Americans need more civic education (commentary) (via Journal Gazette) (7/15/12)

Aqua Squad middle schoolers, learn, teach, take action for water conservation (via San Angelo Standard-Times) (7/15/12)

Teen recycles cooking grease into heating oil for needy families (via Good News Network) (7/15/12)

San Francisco bay ships to be rerouted to help protect whales (via AP) (7/15/12)


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Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and changemaking.


Study shows TV time in toddlers correlates with lack of fitness later (via Education Week) (7/16/12)

"Brazilian city offers vegetables in exchange for trash" (via Treehugger) (7/16/12)

"What your trash reveals about the world economy" (via Mother Jones) (7/16/12)

"America's new business model: sharing" (via USA Today) (7/15/12)

The connection between disease outbreaks & our destruction of nature (via NY Times) (7/14/12)

"How cheap fashion is changing the way we shop" (via GOOD) (7/13/12)

U.S. scores rock bottom on 2012 Greendex survey (via Grist) (7/13/12)

Study: children with disabilities "four times as likely to experience violence" (via Education Week) (7/12/12)

"Illegal ivory bust shows growing U.S. appetite for elephant tusks" (via Wired) (7/12/12)

"Texas judge rules atmosphere, air to be protected like water, may aid climate change lawsuits" (via Washington Post) (7/11/12)

Poll: U.S. confidence in T.V. news drops to new low (via Gallup) (7/10/12)

Survey shows shady ethics on Wall Street (via LA Times) (7/10/12)

"Charity condemns tourists' use of fresh water in developing countries" (via The Guardian) (7/8/12)


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Humane Issues in the News

Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and changemaking.


"3-4 times more sharks killed annually than UN stats show" (via Treehugger) (7/9/12)

Survey says kids say school is too easy; but is it just too meaningless instead? (via USA Today) (7/9/12)

"Apple walks away from green certification" (via Treehugger) (7/9/12)

"Raising minimum wage: a help or a harm?" (via NPR) (7/8/12)

Is "organic" being gobbled up, adulterated by Big Food? (via NY Times) (7/7/12)

"Food stamps: more benefit to big food than to the poor?" (via Time) (7/7/12)

"How activism forced Nike to change its ethical game" (via The Guardian) (7/6/12)

"Do 5-year-olds really need career testing?" (via GOOD) (7/5/12)

"Guatemala farmers losing their land to Europe's demand for biofuels" (via The Guardian) (7/5/12)

New report critical of GMO crops (via Common Dreams) (7/5/12)

Seabirds on Pacific Northwest coast "eating bellyfuls of plastic" study says (via Vancouver Sun) (7/4/12)

South Korea announces plans to resume whaling (via CNN) (7/4/12)

"Conservation is patriotic and has bipartisan support, according to new poll"  (via Nature Conservancy) (7/3/12)

Research shows chickens "show evidence of primitive self-consciousness" (via Humane Research Council) (7/2/12)

Studies suggest that more money makes people act less humane (via New York Magazine) (7/1/12)

WTO rules against U.S. country-of-origin labeling laws (via PR Watch) (6/29/12)

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Humane Issues in the News

Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and changemaking.

Apes using apps, tablets to communicate (via IEEE Spectrum) (July 2012)

"Whale sanctuary bid for south Atlantic falls short" (via BBC) (7/2/12)

"Study: children internalize stereotypes about abilities" (via Education Week) (7/2/12)

Bangladeshi women eschew healthier, more climate-friendly (and more expensive) cookstoves (via Treehugger) (7/2/12)

"The DIY ethic and modern technology: why taking ownership of your electronics is essential" (via Treehugger) 7/2/12)

"Sea level rise unstoppable, say scientists" -- but it can be mitigated if we act now (via Common Dreams) (7/1/12) 

Stop conflating abuse and rape with a "sex scandal" (commentary) (via Salon) (6/29/12)

New online scorecard shows how Congress votes on climate change issues" (via Treehugger) (6/29/12)

"A nation of meat eaters" (via NPR) (6/27/12)

Growing demand for pork in China means more pig factory farms in U.S. (via Mother Jones) (6/27/12)

"Court upholds EPA's greenhouse gas rules" (Reuters) (6/26/12)


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