6 Ways We Hurt Wild Animals Unknowingly
The calf in Yellowstone was returned to its herd but rejected by its mother and started approaching park visitors. Park officials had no choice but to euthanize the calf, as it was causing a traffic hazard. Removing the calf from Yellowstone for care was not possible, as the bison herd in the park has been exposed to brucellosis, a...
How Going Gluten-Free Can Change Your Life
It wasn't that long ago that gluten-free options exploded in the market, offering anything from gluten-free bread to gluten-free pizza crust. Understanding this trend can help change your life. Although only around one percent of the population suffers from the autoimmune disorder known as celiac disease, this doesn't mean that you cannot benefit from a gluten-free life. Why go gluten-free? Gluten-free...
TSA Shakeup: Will Summer Lines Be Shorter?
Decades ago, air travel was glamorous. It seemed magical: you hop on a plane, lean your seat back and enjoy a nice meal on your way to a distant vacation! These days, air travel is more like riding in a cattle car. Long lines, grumpy TSA agents and cranky travelers — and that’s before you meander down the jetway...
Zoo Shooting: Did Harambe the Gorilla Need to Die?
What would you do if you saw a three-year-old child in a zoo enclosure with a 400-pound gorilla? Keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo were faced with this exact situation over the weekend, and their response has sparked outrage. Zoo visitors were shocked Saturday when a small boy somehow found his way inside an enclosure and came face to face with...
Did the NFL Tamper with a Government Brain Health Study?
The National Football League has been involved in a complicated dance around the link between brain injury and football for years.In the latest of a string of unsavory decisions, the league has pulled $30 million of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the government’s main medical science agency. The money was earmarked for already-approved brain injury research....
9 Mobile Apps That Can Help You Save The Planet
It’s almost impossible to purchase products that are fully sustainable or ethically produced, but there are numerous apps you can download for your phone that may help minimize your contribution to companies that adopt unsavory practices. Oroeco The idea behind this app is to make reducing your carbon footprint fun and easy. Users answer questions about how often they drive,...
U.S. Firms Evade $100 Billion in Taxes Yearly Moving Profits Overseas
Everyone wants to save a buck. According to a study, many U.S. companies save on taxes by shifting profits overseas. That’s a problem for the United States because our government thus misses out on that revenue. It’s a growing problem. In the report, “Profit Shifting and U.S. Corporate Tax Policy Reform,” published May 10, Kimberly A. Clausing starts with acknowledging...
Not Losing Weight? Try Bone Broth
You’ve tried every trick in the book, but those pounds just refuse to budge. Diets that promise everything but achieve nothing? Been there, done that. Intense exercise programs and workouts? Sweated an ocean, but still no results. “Miracle” drugs and pills that guarantee dramatic weight loss but fail to deliver? Yep, tried those as well. But before you give up...
Doctor Warning: Stop Using Aluminum Foil Or Else (Use This Instead)
We all want our food to be safe and free of toxins. The first step? Cooking at home with whole, organic ingredients and avoiding processed foods. However, even if you cook with great ingredients, you could still be putting yourself at risk depending on the materials you use for preparing your meals — for instance, baking or broiling your...
Will Obama’s Overtime Decision Mean A Pay Raise For You?
It looks like millions of American workers will become eligible for overtime pay later this year, thanks to an executive order from President Obama. Will you be one of the millions to reap the rewards? According to the Overtime Rule announced this past week, anyone who makes less than $47,476 annually, or $913 a week, automatically qualifies for overtime pay...
