New York City has begun yet another consumer health advocacy program, much to the chagrin of many locals. This time, they’re targeting sodium-rich foods offered at popular restaurants, by marking each item with an ominous saltshaker symbol. According to Business Insider, the new policy was recently approved by the NYC Board of Health and took […]
Month: December 2015
Get a Taste of the Dark Side With New Star Wars Ice Cream Flavors
Are you feeling “The Force” lately? Maybe it’s just brain freeze. In celebration of the upcoming December release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Ample Hills Creamery partnered with Disney to launch two flavors of limited edition “Star Wars” ice cream: the Dark Side and the Light Side. Each of the flavors designed by Ample […]
Is Obamacare Actually On Life Support, Or Is There Still Hope For the Law?
As President Obama heads into the final year of his presidency, the Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as Obamacare, is on life support. At least, that’s what many of Obamacare’s critics want the public to believe. But conservative politicians aren’t the only ones pushing back against Obamacare. On Tuesday, December 2, New York City […]
Despite Black Friday Discounts, Warm Weather Leaves Winter Gear Sales at an Unprecedented Low
The clamor and consumerism of Black Friday has come and gone, wiping out many stores of their highly reduced retail items. Yet for many winter apparel retailers, this has not been the case. As this Thanksgiving was one of the warmest holidays in recent records, the demand for winter gear is at a shocking low. […]
New Push for Low Carbon Emissions Uses Tactic from 1970s
Over the past decade, many industries have attempted to find a concrete method of cutting down on carbon emissions, but so far nothing has worked. Research, projects, and investments over recent decades, while they have been promising, end up being too costly and difficult to follow through on. Yet today Ohio Senator Rob Portman and […]