The Biden administration, as it has done with other federal agencies, has redirected the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from its core mission of “protecting consumers and promoting competition” to fighting racial inequity and climate change. Created to be an enforcement arm of U.S. anti-trust laws, the FTC has written a new mandate for itself to…
FTC Is Latest Federal Agency to Pursue Race-Based Agenda
November 20, 2022
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UN Group Aims to Accelerate Business and Community Compliance With Green Agenda
It’s for the world to double down on efforts to reach net zero, according to a report released last week by the United Nation’s “High-level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities,” a group of international environmentalists the institution formed in March. The group was tasked with investigating how to develop stronger…
Webb Space Telescope Spots Early Galaxies Hidden From Hubble
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s Webb Space Telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until now were hidden from view, including one that may have formed a mere 350 million years after the cosmic-creating Big Bang. Astronomers said Thursday that if the results are verified, this newly discovered throng of stars would beat the most distant galaxy…
Japan’s 1st Moon Lander Suffers Communication Failure After Launch
Japan’s space agency said Thursday that communication with its moon lander Omotenashi was lost after launching from the NASA center the previous day, and that it was working to stabilize its position. NASA on Wednesday launched its unmanned spacecraft, Artemis 1, carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) Omotenashi lander and Equuleus satellite. JAXA said…
Biopesticide from Luminescent Bacteria Safely Targets Common Agricultural Pests: Taiwanese Researchers
After years of research, Taiwan has created a microbial pesticide that uses a luminescent bacteria to target two common agricultural pests. The country will soon be the first in the world to mass produce this biopesticide, say researchers. According to a press release issued on Nov. 1 by Taiwan’s Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research…
Vegan ESG Investors Want Plant-Based Food Options in America’s Hospitals
November 17, 2022
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing continues to reshape America’s private sector. It may soon help dictate the food served at a hospital near you. The boards of directors for several major American healthcare companies have been sent shareholder proposals from proxy-holders of U.S. Climate Vegan ETF, an exchange-traded fund from the vegan investment firm…
FDA Says Lab-Grown Meat Safe for Human Consumption
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday cleared meat grown in a laboratory for human consumption, marking the first time the agency has done so. The decision means that Berkeley, California-headquartered UPSIDE Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, will be able to bring its “cultivated chicken” products to the market once it has been inspected by the…
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Rocket Lifts Off 50 Years After Apollo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Wednesday, bringing the United States a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago. If all goes well during the three-week…
Scientists Find Oldest Evidence of Controlled Use of Fire to Cook Food
The remains of fish analyzed by an international team of scientists found the earliest signs of cooking by humans dating 780,000 years ago, predating available data by about 600,000 years. The finding, published by Nature, was made by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), Tel Aviv University (TAU), and Bar-Ilan University (BIU), in…
Electric Vehicles Less Reliable Than Gas Powered Automobiles, Consumer Reports Finds
Electric vehicles, including those from Tesla, are among some of the least reliable sold in the United States, according to the Consumer Reports 2022 Annual Auto Reliability survey released Tuesday. Consumer Reports (CR) is a nonprofit research, testing, and consumer advocacy organization. Each year, the organization surveys members to find out if they encountered any problems…
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