How to tell if your dog is in pain

If you live with a pet, you might feel like you can almost read each other’s minds. You might even have experienced your pet responding to your emotional state. Animals seem to have impressive skills at detecting our state of health too. However, new research suggests that many dog owners are not skilled in recognising […]

Sustainable Fashion: How to Get Fashion to Change Its Ways

Opposite tactics can work in tandem Undercover investigations and public stunts are perhaps what Peta is best known for, but since the late 1980s, it’s had a robust corporate accountability arm, quietly working behind the scenes to secure commitments to phase out animal-derived products. One of its leading tactics is shareholder activism, says Brainard. The […]

How to watch the commissioner hearings like a pro – POLITICO

Reaching a two-thirds majority could be complicated: In many committees, reaching two-thirds will require votes in favor from Greens, Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the liberals of Renew Europe, the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). If the lawmakers cannot reach a two-thirds majority to approve or reject a […]

How to speak von der Leyen – POLITICO

Spoiler alert: There was more to von der Leyen’s announcement than met the, er, ear. Here’s our handy guide to what the Commission chief actually meant — and the bits she didn’t say out loud. Don’t say: Green.Do say: Clean. Don’t say: Stovepipes.Do say: Holistic clusters.  Don’t say: Kids.Do say: Intergenerational fairness. Don’t say: Commissioner I made a deal with.Do say: Executive vice […]