For decades the Detroit automakers have largely ignored the environmental collision course their vehicle designs (ever increasing …
Behind Mass Die-Offs, Pesticides Lurk as Culprit
Environment 360 "In the past dozen years, three new diseases have decimated populations of amphibians, honeybees, and — most …
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Genetic Engineering: Road to Paradise or Paradise Lost?
This video from the political advocacy group Greenpeace, provides an overview of the contentious issues of biotechnology (genetic …
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No Impact Man: Movie Review
Let me make sure I have my facts straight: In the heart of New York City, a husband and wife, and their very young daughter, …
Antibiotic Resistant Staph Bacteria: MRSA
The Use of antibiotics in livestock and the possible connections to the emergence of a super bug. Published: March 27, 2009. …
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FDA Expands Peanut Butter Products Recall In Latest Salmonella Scare
Latest salmonella contamination outbreak underscores urgent need for restructuring of the nations food safety regulations, …
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High Fructose Corn Syrup Pronounced Innocent!
Yesterday evening on NPR's ALL Things Considered, I listened to a report summarizing a recent series of scientific studies that …
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What does Sustainable Food Mean to You? (video)
December 20, 2008. Not coming from the sustainable food movement directly, I can easily see how many people (maybe even most …
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Tom Vilsack Appointment to Head USDA
Michael Pollan Shares His Perspective on NPR Published: December 18, 2009. There was an old commercial on television once (does …
A City Looks to the Future
Damascus, Oregon (population: 10,000) ponders how to integrate existing urban agriculture into its future urban fabric. …