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Starbucks Falls Short on Environmental Commitments

Starbucks Falls Short on Environmental Commitments

By Davis Harper Since the early 1970s, Starbucks has held a special place in cupholders. Widespread infatuation with the company’s caffeinated beverages has earned the coffee giant a storefront on almost every corner. With outposts in 75 countries and a whopping 13.3 million people enrolled in its loyalty rewards program, Starbucks has scorched nearly all […]

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    Does Glyphosate Cause Cancer? EPA Panel Meets to Find Out

    Does Glyphosate Cause Cancer? EPA Panel Meets to Find Out

    From Dec. 13 – 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to evaluate “the carcinogenic potential of the herbicide glyphosate,” the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. For years, Monsanto has claimed that glyphosate is safe. Advertising at one time that Roundup was […]