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Environmental Tip of the Week: Keeping Toxics out of your Yard

Apr 23, 2010Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

So, you might have heard the old nursery rhyme: Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow? It goes on to say something about cockle shells and other weird plant names. But that first line asks a pretty good question. How does your garden grow? Do you...

Eco Tip of the Week: 16 Things None of Us Should Ever Throw Away

Apr 16, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Tips

That two-gallon tank of old lawnmower fuel has been gathering dust in your garage for who knows how long. Rather than pouring toxic fuel down the drain or into the gutter, you take it to the local hazardous waste disposal facility, right? Most folks know that toxic...

An Appetizing End to E-Waste

Apr 1, 2010Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Food

Working with Cargill, a leader in bio-based green packaging, and with Ferran Adria, chef of Spain’s three-star Michelin restaurant elBulli, in 2011 electronics industry giant Sony will unveil a new PlayStation made from completely edible materials. Recent reports have...

Californians: Take Action to Stop Pesticide Secrets

Mar 30, 2010Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Food, Uncategorized

When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last December that it wanted to consider greater disclosure of the so-called inert ingredients in pesticides, it may not have known how many people cared the issue. (“Inert” ingredients in pesticides are the...

Soup is Good Food

Mar 30, 2010Sean SullivanChildren's Health, Food, Uncategorized

Ali’s blog on seasonal food got me thinking. It also got me hungry. So I pulled out my seasonal food wheel and wondered what would I recommend to people in this time of root vegetables. Well before you cast them aside as spring comes and with it abundance in fresh,...

Environmental Tip of the Week: Eating Green for Spring

Mar 26, 2010Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

You’ve probably heard it over and over again: Want to make your eating habits more eco-friendly? Buy organic! Eat less meat! However, one of the most important parts of eating green is learning to buy the specific fruits and vegetables that are ripe and in-season...

Perdue’s Chicken Labels — For the Birds

Mar 24, 2010Charles MargulisFood

In a February press release, poultry giant Perdue announced its latest breakthrough in corporate doublespeak: the company’s birds will now carry a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) “process verified” seal of approval, spending your hard-earned tax dollars to certify...

Greenwashing-Now with Plants!

Mar 23, 2010Sean SullivanFood, General Insights, Uncategorized

If you’re on Twitter or Facebook you probably saw the celebrations of World Water Day. If you watch television or happen by a billboard you’ll also learn that Dasani has come out with PlantBottle (oh & it’s trademarked, you know in case another water...

Why the Enviropig is Full of Shit

Mar 16, 2010Charles MargulisFood

The best friend a polluting factory hog farm ever knew is back in the news. The so-called “Enviropig” is a genetically manipulated (GMO) hog that a Canadian team has been trying to develop for more than a decade, in response to the pork industry’s need to evade...

Environmental Health Tip of the Week: Safe Baby Food

Mar 5, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Tips

Do you or someone you know have a new baby at home? If so, take note. One of the most important baby care safety tips is to make sure you are feeding your infant the most natural, pure foods you can find with no additives. Which means: try to feed your baby foods...