L.A. County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in ongoing plastic pollution crisis
Seagulls flock to a trash boom near the mouth of the Los Angeles River where tons of trash and debris piled up after two days of heavy rain in December 2019.
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Sweet Drinks May Increase Risk Of Irregular Heartbeat, Study Suggests—But Organic Juices Could Decrease It
Drinking more than 67 ounces of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages a week may increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation—an irregular heartbeat—but organic fruit juices without added sugar may decrease this risk, according to a new study.
Key Facts
Participants who drank more...
Rising Consumer Demand Reshapes Landscape for U.S. Organic Farmers
In the two decades since USDA published its final organic farming rules, the organic industry has experienced remarkable development. The higher prices producers generally receive for organic products compared with those grown under conventional methods (known as price premiums), motivated expanded U.S. organic production. Certified organic U.S. land for...
Coca-Cola fails to increase reusable packaging and ensure millions of single-use plastic bottles don’t reach the oceans
Oceana condemns Coke’s failure to increase reusable packaging and calls for the company and its bottlers to outline plan to meet the company’s reuse goal
How Coca-Cola Disguised Its Influence on Science about Sugar and Health
Coca-Cola quietly funded a research institute out of the University of Colorado designed to persuade people to focus on exercise, not calorie intake, for weight loss strategies.
What Happened
A growing body of scientific evidence shows that too much sugar is bad for our health. And Coca-Cola has a...
Small lifestyle changes, big impact: Circular Change’s circular economy vision
Ladeja Godina Košir and Meta Pezdir from Circular Change explain how small lifestyle changes can make a major contribution to the global circular economy movement.
Founded in Slovenia in 2016, Circular Change is a stakeholder engagement platform designed to drive a circular transition by...
In Fast Fashion, the Tug of War Between the Circular Economy and Capitalism is Glaringly Apparent
There is an inherent conflict between capitalism and the circular economy. This is made most glaringly apparent in the fast fashion industry.
The circular economy is a model that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products as long...
Are food labels misleading you into thinking you're making 'healthy' decisions?
From the amount of calories and fat to protein and fiber, food labels contain a wealth of information. But do we understand them? WH investigates
If you’ve ever found yourself mid supermarket shop staring down at the food labels, thinking, ‘Do I really know what’s...
5 American Food Ingredients That Are Banned in Europe and Other Parts of the World
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Each country has its own government agency that decides the health and safety of food additives.
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The Bloody Turtle Video That Sparked a Plastic Straw Revolution
Bloody and in pain, when a plastic straw became lodged in the nostril of a turtle, a video showing its removal shook the world – sparking a movement to rid the world of plastic straws.
In 2015, PhD student Christine Figgener was on a...