Author: Michael Shank

Meat Alert

THE HILL 08/31/15 By Michael Shank Announced in the quiet of Congressional recess, new data published this week by Consumer Reports indicates that ground beef often contains bacteria that causes sickness in humans and resists drug treatment. Congress should take note. Fortunately, the United States Department of Agriculture already rolled […]

Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group

GMU NEWS 08/19/15 By Buzz McClain Michael Shank has joined an informal White House working group studying how local governments across the country communicate and address climate change in their regions. Shank is a member of the adjunct faculty and a board member of George Mason University’s School for Conflict […]

Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit

HUFFINGTON POST 07/21/15 By Michael Shank Rarely am I inspired by a piece of writing so revolutionary that it cuts through the hubris and cacophony of contemporary society. Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, did that for me. There is hardly a more widely and recently distributed piece of literature that […]

Kentucky Coal Country’s Clean Tech Makeover

HUFFINGTON POST 07/17/15 By Michael Shank When most people think about Kentucky, clean tech and climate change aren’t the first words that come to mind. Most of the chatter about this coal state is that it’s recalcitrant when it comes to acting on climate change. And while some of that […]

USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat

HUFFINGTON POST 07/07/15 By Michael Shank With the United States Department of Agriculture announcing meat substitutes in school lunches nationwide, replacing meat with equally protein-rich alternatives, we’re starting to witness a sea change in national dietary guidelines. And it’s about time. Our current approach to diets is unsustainable. Federally appointed […]

Fight to Help Long-Term Unemployed Americans

CA NEWSWIRE 06/24/15 Yesterday, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley, Calif.) continued his commitment to ending long-term unemployment in the United States, by reintroducing legislation that would allow American workers to go where the jobs are. U.S. Rep. Tony CardenasCárdenas, a member of the House Committee […]