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Your “Safe” Drinking Water Riddled with Toxins

by Kevin McCann 01.07.2010

Why it matters:
Because the E.P.A.’s “Safe Drinking Water” Act was passed in 1974 (5 years before I was born) and hasn’t been updated since the year 2000, when N’ Sync ruled the airwaves.
Recap:
A recent piece by the New York Times [...]

High Fructose Corn Syrup is Packing Your Organs in Fat

by Kevin McCann 01.05.2010

Why it matters:
Because your body metabolizes fructose differently than other sugars (read: very poorly), and since the 1980s fructose has become a ubiquitous part of the American diet.
Recap:
A recent study by scientists at UC Davis lends more evidence to the [...]

What Happens in Copenhagen, Stays in Copenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.28.2009

Why it matters:
The worlds biggest polluters have decided to try to put out a forest fire with squirt guns.
Recap:
A U.N. climate conference years in the making. 200 countries in attendance. Heads of state from the world’s most powerful nations gathering [...]

The Mysterious Monsanto Unmasked

by Kevin McCann 12.22.2009

Why it matters:
Because Monsanto is creating a literal monopoly on the world’s food supply.
Recap:
A recent expose by AP journalist Christopher Leonard confirms many of the rumors about seed giant Monsanto. For the uninitiated, Monsanto is one of just a handful [...]

Copenhagen: More Protests than Progress

by Kevin McCann 12.18.2009

Why it matters:
Because it seems like more happened outside the Bella Center than inside, which is bad news.
Recap:
You’ve likely been hearing the news from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen: raucous outbursts and sharp crackdowns. No, not from the [...]

“Cash for Caulkers”… Really?

by Kevin McCann 12.17.2009

Why it matters:
Spend a few bucks to weatherize your home => Save money, GET money, and help the environment.
Recap:
“Insulation is sexy stuff.” The President’s words, not mine.
Before jetting off to Copenhagen for the final days of the UN climate change [...]

The Ball is Rolling (Slowly) in Copenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.16.2009

Why it matters:
Without an effective and binding agreement, the delegates in Copenhagen are just on vacation.
Recap:
Well folks, week one of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is in the record books.
The general consensus, reflected by Climate Interactive’s Scoreboard, [...]

Copenhagen? More like Hopenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.11.2009

Why it matters:
This is it folks. Monday marked the first day of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Denmark. The UNC4, if I might coin a phrase. Wait, C4, that sounds dangerous.
Recap:
This Monday, the 7th of December marked day [...]

Cap and Trade Deception, a Failed Model

by Kevin McCann 12.08.2009

Why it matters:
Cap and trade will only be effective if done with transparency and integrity, as a means to address global warming…not if it’s treated like another housing bubble.
Recap:
Annie Leonard, who brought us ‘The Story of Stuff”, a brilliantly concise [...]

Excitement Builds for the 2010 Chevy Volt

by Kevin McCann 12.07.2009

Why it matters:
Are you serious? The Chevy Volt will be the first commercial plug-in hybrid, it can run battery-only for the first 40 miles, has a triple digit miles per gallon rating and, oh yeah, it’s American.
Recap:
According to the New [...]