Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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.

Report says people must reduce meat consumption by 19-42% to rein in global warming damage (via Reuters) (10/4/10)

Beyond "education nation" (blog post) (via Learning First Alliance) (10/4/10)

"We've got to stamp out modern slavery" (commentary) (via The Guardian) (10/3/10)

Study suggests reducing food waste as way to save energy (via Physorg) (10/3/10)

Poverty rate for African Americans nearly double that for the general U.S. population (via Milwaukee Courier) (10/2/10)

"Student's suicide highlights bullying over sexuality" (via NPR) (9/30/10)

"Real men don't buy girls" campaign to use technology to help stop child sex trafficking (via Worldchanging) (9/29/10)

Massachusetts school shows how turnarounds can happen (via NY Times) (9/27/10)

Parents under pressure with new tween fashions (via Mercury News) (9/27/10)

More people using "ethical wills" to share their hopes for the next generation (via Bloomberg) (9/18/10)

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