Tag: companies
Google, X and Facebook Are Modern-Day Tobacco Companies
Opinion Google, X and Facebook Are Modern-Day Tobacco Companies Just as tobacco companies knew they were poisoning people, today’s social media titans knowingly poison our politics, peddling lies and stoking angry divides for profit By David Robert Grimes From Facebook to X to TikTok, today’s social media giants position themselves as bastions of free speech.…
Report: Coffee companies pledge to tackle the bitter consequences of climate change
Freshly brewed, a new report on the future of sustainable coffee offers grounds for optimism. Released by the Sustainable Coffee Challenge — a Conservation International-led coalition of 160 partners — the report finds that a growing number of companies, non-governmental organizations and research institutions are dedicated to improving sustainability in the coffee industry. The report…
Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service
Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate By Christine Wiedinmyer, Kari Bowen & The Conversation US A senior hurricane specialist works at the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. The following essay is reprinted with permission from…
Labeling Mexican Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Expose U.S. Companies to Sanctions
Isolating U.S. companies from cartel activities could be almost impossible given that the criminal groups operate in sectors like agriculture and tourism, leaving some American businesses vulnerable to sanctions. By Maria Abi-Habib and Simon Romero Reporting from Mexico City President Trump’s executive order designating Mexican cartels and other criminal organizations as foreign terrorists could force…