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Health Blog
CBS Misses the Mark on Mercury
Whats happening at CBS? Last night, someone forgot to fact-check this online headline: Study finds unsafe mercury levels in 84 percent of all fish. That new study was neither published nor peer-review...
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Sustainability Blog
The End Cant Justify the Means
After reading David Lennetts post yesterday, I wanted to learn more about his background and work with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). To do so, the NRDC website requires you to view ex...
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Sustainability Blog
I have never insisted that people watch Greenpeace videos. Usually theyre hyperbole-filled fundraising pitches or violent cartoon animations, but the latest eye-opening creation is simply too good to ...
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Health Blog
Megan Fox: The reason for her small thumbs?
Megan Fox: Im giving up tuna, because I dont want my vampire babies to have small thumbs, like me.I might be taking a few of her recent remarks out of context, but Megan Fox did tell Jay Leno that her...
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Health Blog
Media Debunk One Health Scare, While Propagating Another
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) is considering an international ban on vaccines containing thimerosal, a type of ethylmercury. In response, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued ...
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Sustainability Blog
Seattle Weekly Shockingly Dumber Than First Thought
Presumably, Ellis Conklin was trying to be funny when he reported in the Seattle Weekly that Sushi Could Make Us Dumber Than Breadsticks. Whats really dumb is believing that a notorious activist group...
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Health Blog
Warning: Careless Journalism Is Hazardous to Your Health
Readers should expect only the best journalism from the Washington Post, a Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper; and Slate.com, a recipient of the prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellenc...
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Health Blog
The Doctors: Ratings vs. Accurate Health Advice
The Doctors television show hopes to supply viewers with critical information to make informed and intelligent health care decisions. But can the program, which is hosted by former Bachelor reality TV...
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Health Blog
Washington Post Misinforms Readers About Seafood (Part II)
So, we noticed some changes in the offending Washington Post report and reached out to the Ombudsman again with some of our on going concerns. Here's the latest:November 27, 2012 Mr.Patrick Pexton Omb...
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Health Blog
Advice from Celebrity Fitness Gurus: For Entertainment Purposes Only
Its not clear how anyone actually becomes a celebrity fitness guru. There are no classes to attend or tests to pass that we can find. So any advice you hear from a celebrity fitness guru is best kept ...