Tag Archives: Advocates

Plant-based food companies face critics: environmental advocates

But some are not so sure. One investor-tracking firm gives Beyond Meat a zero when it comes to sustainability measures. Another rates it a “severe risk,” putting it on a par with beef and chicken processing giants JBS and Tyson. “We don’t feel we have sufficient information to say Beyond Meat is fundamentally different from… Read More »

Rep. Ilhan Omar advocates for rent, mortgage relief during pandemic

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a panel at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar does not want those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to have to worry about paying their rent or mortgage. Omar has introduced a bill advocating rent and mortgage relief. It will benefit… Read More »

Legalization advocates say furor over Tessa Majors murder bolsters case for marijuana reform

Advocates for marijuana policy reform say a police union leader’s allegation that college freshman Tessa Majors was buying marijuana when she was murdered illustrates the case for legalizing the drug. After Barnard College freshman Majors, 18, was fatally stabbed last week while walking in Morningside Park in upper Manhattan, Sergeants Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins… Read More »