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Oakland’s first Veg Week, a celebration of meatless eating

Apr 18, 2012Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Tips

By Megan Molteni, crossposted from Oakland North Colleen Patrick-Goudreau grew up in a world of mixed messages about animals. Dogs and cats were for loving; pigs and cows were for eating. This disparity, which she calls a “schizophrenic” attitude toward animals, began...

Oakland Veg Week: Recipes So Good, You Won’t Even Miss the Meat!

Apr 17, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Going vegetarian for a week? It’s really not as hard as it may sound. This year, a whole slew of Oaklanders are taking the dive and going vegetarian for Oakland Veg Week—a city wide, week-long celebration that challenges Oaklanders to pledge to be vegetarian for one...

Stand Up to Support the Safe Chemicals Act!

Apr 12, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

The mounting evidence can’t be denied: toxic chemicals we’re exposed to everyday can significantly increase the risk of developing a myriad of health problems including infertility, learning and developmental disabilities, and even cancer. Congress has an...

CEH on Sea Change Radio: The Fight for GMO Transparency

Apr 10, 2012Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Have you ever tasted a strawberry whose DNA was altered to include fish genes? In the United States, genetically modified foods are not generally labeled as such. Last week, CEH’s own Communications and Food Program Director Charles Margulis was a guest on Sea...

Eco-Tips for National Public Health Week: CEH’s Greatest Hits

Apr 6, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Tips

It’s National Public Health Week, an occasion that brings many CEH issues to the forefront of national attention. Safer products, food, air and water mean better national public health. You’ve seen public health issues in the news recently—from the ‘pinkslime’ in...

Stand Up to Monsanto this Wednesday—March 28th is National GMO Call-In Day

Mar 27, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

This Wednesday we’re calling on Walmart to reject selling Monsanto’s GE sweet corn before farmers start planting it this summer. Walmart cares most about their bottom-line and public image. That’s why we’re collaborating with our allies at Food & Water Watch to...

Top Ten Reasons NOT to Label GMO Food

Mar 26, 2012Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Food, Tips

Those nauseating food police are at it again. They say that GMO food may be harmful to our health, and they complain that without labels it is almost impossible to determine what harmful effects these untested foods may have. Sure, our children are the first...

Victory- Methyl Iodide Pulled from Use on Strawberry Crops!

Mar 21, 2012Caroline CoxEnvironmental Justice, Food, Tips

“WOW!!! We did it!” Yesterday Arysta Life Sciences announced the “immediate suspension of product sales for all formulations of the fumigant MIDAS® in the United States.” Midas is the brand name for methyl iodide, the hazardous pesticide that...

Mr. Tortorello: Stop the Toxic Insults;They Aren’t Helping

Mar 15, 2012Mary BruneLaws & Regulations, Tips

Crossposted from Making Our Milk Safe (MOMS) blog Reading Michael Tortorello’s recent piece published March 14th in the New York Times (“Is It Safe to Play Yet? Going to Extreme Lengths to Purge Household Toxins”), evoked in me the same reaction the writer...

Join Us: This Saturday is GE-Free Action Day at Walmart!

Mar 15, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Walmart is behind the curve on GMOs. While Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods have responded to CEH’s surveys asking for their policy on Monsanto risky new, pesticide-laden corn, Walmart has ignored our direct questions about the Monsanto corn (check out the details in...