Annually, only about a quarter of American electronic waste is recycled responsibly, or in other words, not exported or landfilled. The remaining waste—much of it toxic—often ends up overseas where it is processed by children and other workers in unsafe conditions, causing health and environmental problems. Instead, we should be recycling this electronic waste in the US, where we have the proper technology and regulations to do so without causing harm to people or the environment.
Unemployment in the Eleventh Hour: Labor Statistics and Election 2012
by Alex Engler “I expect we’re either going to see a bit of an acceleration of payroll jobs, or we’re going to see the unemployment rate go back up.” That is former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Keith Hall, who would not be surprised to see a rise in the unemployment rate resulting from […]