A Study In Confusion

By Catherine Guthrie, Experience Life
The answer to the question “what to eat?” should be stress-free, especially for well-educated, logical, health-conscious consumers who follow all the latest nutrition studies. But nutrition studies are rife with problems of their own. Remember when fat-free diets were supposed to be healthy — until they weren’t? Or when margarine was a healthy substitute for butter — until it wasn’t?As much
Which is greener, a real or fake Christmas tree?

(Photo: Jorge Barrios /
Wikipedia)
For many families, the centerpiece of Christmas celebrations is the luminous, awe-inspiring tree set up with care in the living room. But with all the options now available, how do you know which Christmas tree is the greenest choice for the environment?
Should you go for a real, fresh tree, as nearly 29 million households do, according to the National Christmas Tree Association?
China Promises to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
China today announced its first-ever target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, just one day after U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States approximately 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. China said that it plans to reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 by 40 percent to 45 percent










