Tweet “WHAT will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large part caused by the Standard American Diet. (Yes, it’s SAD.) Though experts increasingly recommend a diet high in plants and low in animal products and processed foods, ours [...]
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Tweet [pdf] found that the majority (58%) of consumers prefer organic food to conventional food. This preference is particularly strong with those with a higher education, and those of a younger demographic. Sixty-three percent of respondents under age 35 choose organics when possible.” Consumers Prefer Organic Food, Survey Says via Huffington Post Food
Tweet “A hot June sun glared over the Arroyo Arenas organic vegetable garden at the edge of Havana where Ms. Slezak, a 68-year-old retired social worker from Long Island, and 16 other Americans were visiting as part of a “food sovereignty” program organized by Global Exchange, a human rights organization, and Food First, a policy institute.” In Cuba, Yes, but Only [...]
Tweet “Environmental and public health groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyon Monday, saying the agency has failed to force officials to crack down on smog in the Los Angeles Basin. The suit contends the EPA missed a May deadline to, in effect, determine whether the ozone level in the region is hazardous to [...]
Tweet “Almost three months after it shelved a controversial cell phone radiation law, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is keeping the issue alive, but adopting a different strategy for doing so. At its meeting tomorrow, the board will vote on amended legislation that would require retailers in the city to informational notices on radiofrequency [...]
Tweet “While the EU charges ahead with carbon trading, stricter environmental laws and better enforcement, we here in America hang our heads in shame. Our Federal government is in environmental denial and the media cries Cassandra. Al Gore goes to a highly-publicized meeting with President Obama to lobby for climate change mitigation, while Obama has [...]
Tweet “Commuters probably weren’t expecting this on their way to work in the morning. But beginning July 12th, theSierra Club took over all of the ad space inside Washington, D.C.’s Farragut North Station to share their message that air pollution from coal-fired power plants poses health risks. 80 metro cars have carried similar ads since [...]
Tweet “Natural gas drilling techniques have either advanced or deteriorated, depending on your viewpoint, with the increased use of hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking. Fracking is being used to release gas from hard shale deposits in various hot spots across the U.S. and the world. It has allowed gas companies to access gas supplies that [...]
Tweet “From the toxic heavy metals found in popular cosmetic products to the shocking amounts of formaldehyde found in Brazilian Blowout formula , finding harmful chemicals in cosmetics is no new story. In fact, the existing law hasn’t been updated since 1938. But there’s a new bill in the House of Representatives, called the Safe Cosmetics Act [...]
Tweet “Food trucks are taking over our cities’ streets, and consumers are rejoicing over the expanding trend. With street food becoming more abundant, it’s exposing us to more culturally diverse eats at cheap prices, and it’s giving us all a chance to branch out and try new foods that “pop up” randomly on our street [...]