Health

Burger King Caves!

Posted by Shemuses

After years of resistance, Burger King finally joined fellow fast food giants McDonalds and Yum! Brands in meeting farm worker demands for decent wages and working conditions. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Burger King announced on Friday that the fast food chain will begin paying a penny more per pound of Florida tomatoes in order to boost wages for tomato harvesters. A penny more per pound actually raises wages by 75 percent, if you can believe that. Until now, the standard rate has been about 45 cents for a 32-pound bucket.

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Federal scientists probe decline of B.C. salmon runs

Posted by Shemuses from CBC

Salmon ecology is a complex puzzle: On the U.S. West Coast many salmon runs have completely collapsed, and in B.C. the situation is only slightly better. But in the North Pacific, including Alaska, Russia and Japan, many salmon runs are at or near all-time highs.

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Mr. Harper: Don't let Insite close

Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail

The positive impact on public security includes reducing the social nuisance associated with drug use and drug-related crime. Instead of punishing drug users, safe-injection sites provide the police with an opportunity to engage with the drug users and alleviate the harm drug use has traditionally caused communities. As such, police officers are able to develop a positive relationship with both the users and the society affected by drug use and drug-related crime. Furthermore, the people living in those communities affected most by high rates of drug abuse tend to feel safer after safe-injection sites have been implemented in their communities.

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Court gives B.C. safe-injection site one-year reprieve

Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail

The controversial safe-injection site here that allows addicts to shoot up illegal drugs in a safe environment won a major court victory Tuesday, shielding the facility from a threat of being closed by the federal Conservative government for at least another year...

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Is There a Link Between Vaccines and Autism? | Views | TheRoot.com

Posted by Shemuses

In the absence of hard evidence, how to make an informed decision.

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Your Meat Is Green : Tips for responsible carnivores - CHOW

Posted by Shemuses

Tips for responsible carnivores. There is no getting around it: Meat production has a huge impact on the earth. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says that the livestock sector is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally, and that it affects water quality and biodiversity. Here are some ways to help you make decisions about meat that take into account both the welfare of the animals and the health of the environment.

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globeandmail.com: How to beat jet lag: Don't eat

Posted by MikeS from Globe and Mail

If you are enroute to or from somewhere give this a read before you have something to eat. With the increasing cost of fuel adding surcharges to airline tickets maybe we'll see an even better antidote to jet lag - keeping your feet planted firmly on the ground.

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