Tag: environment

If you’re a regular consumer of memes, then you’ve likely heard of the widely used herbicide atrazine. Conspiracy theory broadcaster Alex Jones mentioned the chemical in a now-viral segment claiming...

There is simply no argument in favor of copying EU food regulations. Legislation looming in the US Congress could emulate European food standards by copying European agricultural regulation. PACTA (Protect America’s Children...

A carbon adjustment would be bad news for consumers… In November of 2020, the European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Development accepted a paper on the concept of carbon border adjustments,...

On Wednesday, the international consumer advocacy group Consumer Choice Center released a policy paper detailing the war on plastic, federal and state efforts at mitigating plastic waste, and potential legislative steps to...

Europe should steer clear of these heavy handed, and counterproductive initiatives… At the Federal level in the United States, Congress has declared a war on plastics, specifically with the Break...

Emissions and costs of this debate have been weigh on consumers… I was recently reminded of the effects of the long-lasting Diesel controversy on a trip to the Netherlands. The...

Everyone knows that plastic waste is a problem, and America’s record on recycling isn’t great. Less than 9% of all plastic waste is recycled, which unfortunately means that the bulk of that...