Oregon Voters Battle Over Huge Nestlé Bottled-Water Plant
Whenever a large company tries to put down roots in a new community there is bound to be controversy. Starbucks will invariably undersell and crowd out local coffee hubs. Walmart will provide many jobs but will likely provide them at minimum wage and without benefits. The case of Swiss bottled water giant Nestlé, however, is even more contentious than...
FBI Plants Hidden Microphones In Public Places
A recent investigation into bid-rigging at public foreclosures raises an interesting question: Should citizens have a right to presumed privacy in public places? The San Francisco FBI thinks not. Federal agents hid microphones around three courthouses in the city in the hopes of getting an upper hand. The case itself is relatively simple. Real estate investors stand accused of agreeing...
Beware! There Is A Sinister Side To Microchipping Your Child
There is no denying that microchipping a child gives parents a sense of security. For some, having a child microchipped will seem “big brother-ish.” Yet for other parents, microchipping can seem a reasonable solution for a child who wanders. But you can’t help but feel that something sinister lurks beneath the surface. For parents teetering on the edge of a...
Woman With Breast Cancer Fined $360 For Altering Seatbelt
Pulled over for a random drunk-driving test, Lin Riley was instead ticketed by an unsympathetic officer for altering her seatbelt, which she did to alleviate the pain associated with breast cancer. The incident paints an ugly picture of how law enforcement can supercede common sense and even basic humanity. “Not my problem” says officer Lin Riley was pulled over for...
Human-Eating African Crocs Found in Florida
Nile crocodiles are estimated to kill hundreds of people a year in Africa, where they live naturally. Now they have now been found in Florida, a state already bulging coast-to-coast with invasive, foreign plants and critters. The Nile crocodile is native to sub-Saharan Africa and can be found living in lakes, marshlands and rivers. Full-grown adult males range in size...
Champs-Elysees Goes Car-Free On Sundays
It goes without saying that many cities across the world are hotbeds of air pollution. Much of this pollution comes from the traffic congestion clogging up busy city streets. People living in downtown areas, and those who drive through them on a daily basis, may be accustomed to the bustle. However, the air pollution that stems from traffic is...
Marijuana’s Cousin To Be Planted In West Virginia For First Time In 70 Years
Here at The Alternative Daily, we have written extensively about the many benefits of hemp. The seeds and oil of this plant are highly nutritious, the plant has a huge array of industrial applications (about 25,000 products can be made from hemp) and planting it actually cleans up the soil. So why don't we use more of the stuff? In...
One in Five Plant Species Doomed by Man
Evolution is a funny thing — not “haha” funny, but that kind of funny that makes you think. Take, for instance, a new report from the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) at Kew, in London that states that one in five types of plants is at risk for extinction, but new plants are being discovered on a regular basis. Why...
Low-Wage Poultry Workers Cutting Your Meat In Diapers
We often hear about the atrocities committed to birds in poultry plants, now we learn it’s not just the chickens that are being mistreated but also the poultry workers. A damning report exposes the poultry industries inhumane practices of denying workers their right to a bathroom break, leading some to wear diapers on the job. Poultry workers denied basic...
You Can Become a Mom at 72, But Should You?
Did you hear the one about the 72-year-old woman who gave birth? Yeah, it’s not a joke, but it feels like it should be. While struggling with infertility is a very real and very difficult part of many people’s lives, one has to question the judgment of the new, elderly parents and their fertility clinic for the sake of...
