Humane Issues in the News...

Each week we post links to news about humane education & humane living, and items connected to humane issues, from human rights to environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media, consumerism and culture.

Study: "Toddler TV linked to low math scores" (via CBC News) (5/4/10)

New charter school in Denver focuses on being green (via The Good Human) (5/4/10)

New legal studies course brings social justice into lawmaking (via The Justice) (5/4/10)

Interest in personal car sharing programs expanding (via NY Times) (5/3/10)

"The Education Issue" (via Boston Globe) (5/2/10)

Louisiana oil spill projected to be 5 times bigger than previously thought (via The Telegraph) (5/1/10)

"Tax on oil may help pay for cleanup" (via NY Times) (5/1/10)

"Global bake sale is 'sweet' vegan activism" (via CNN) (4/2010)

Australian study: prejudiced people believe they are less prejudiced than others (via Miller McCune) (4/28/10)

"Detroit leads the way in urban farming" (via Christian Science Monitor) (4/28/10)

Water prices to increase as privatization expands? (via The Guardian) (4/28/10)

NJ students stage walkout to protest school budget cuts (via NY Times) (4/27/10)

Studies show chimpanzees "mourn their dead" (via LA Times) (4/27/10)

Study shows "disadvantaged" preschoolers lack basic motor skills (via Science Daily) (4/26/10)

Federal agency creates website to help tweens learn how to analyze ads (via NY Times) (4/26/10)

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