by E. Melanie DuPuis | Oct 6, 2016 | Corporate Responsibility, Law & Policy, Sustainability
Faced with the proposed mergers of agribusiness giants, regulators must decide whether an even smaller number of companies will have an even more powerful hold on the future of food and agriculture.
by Pavan Naidu | Apr 15, 2016 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, Government, Law & Policy
Tamed elephants are tortured elephants. Ban their use in all forms of entertainment, beginning in New York State.
by John Cronin | Feb 27, 2015 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, Health, Law & Policy
One of the Hudson Valley’s bragging rights is that the name “Hudson” sells. It attracts tourism. Recreational outfitters tag it to their names. There are books about Hudson Valley cuisine. Businesses proudly carry the descriptors Hudson, Hudson...
by John Cronin | Feb 13, 2015 | Corporate Responsibility, Law & Policy, Pollution
While I was en route to hear the American Chemistry Council argue against a proposed ban on polystyrene in Putnam County, NY, National Public Radio broadcast a story about Jenna Jambeck of the University of Georgia whose study, published this week in Science,...
by John Cronin | Feb 7, 2015 | Climate Change, Corporate Responsibility, Economics, International, Technology, Water
The global water crisis and climate change receive equal billing with unemployment and cyber security in the World Economic Forum report Global Risks 2015: As last year, concerns about environmental and economic risks remain, in particular around failure of...
by John Cronin | Nov 28, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, Health, Law & Policy
On November 28, Governor Chris Christie vetoed New Jersey Senate bill S998 that would have banned the use of pig gestation crates in New Jersey, calling the proposed law “a solution in search of a problem.” Undercover at Smithfield via the Humane Society. A gestation...