Tag: food
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Tax Meat to Reduce Methane Emissions and Global Warming, Say Scientists
By Kristina Chew You’ve probably heard that methane from cows, sheep, goats and buffalo (that is, ruminant farts) has been linked to global warming. There are 50 percent more cows and similar animals today than half a century ago (3.6 billion) and methane released from their digestive systems is the biggest human-related source of this greenhouse gas.…
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Organic Farmers vs. Monsanto: Final Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Crops from GMO Contamination
Last week, the Public Patent Foundation filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) et al v. Monsanto, in the hopes that the highest court in the land would hear and reinstate the case of 73 American organic and conventional family farmers, seed businesses and public advocacy groups that…
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15 Books For Future Foodies
Thanks to The Food Think Tank for providing this comprehensive list of books that teach kids ways to create a better food system. 1. Lidia’s Family Kitchen: Nonna’s Birthday Surprise by Lidia BastianichNonna Lidia is responsible for planning the menu for a birthday surprise feast for Nonna Mima. Through the course of the evening’s preparations, Nonna Lidia…
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4 Reasons Why We Need to Rethink Industrial Meat Production
by Kai Olson-Sawyer It’s a big world out there. On second thought, it feels like the world is getting smaller. Trends point toward a planet that will be even more crowded and tightly bound than ever as the population soars from seven to nine billion and prosperity rises for hundreds of millions by 2050. Such global forecasts have…
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Whole Foods Pulls Chobani Greek Yogurt for Failure to Label GMOs
[caption id="attachment_315921" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo credit: Chobani[/caption] If you like Chobani Greek yogurt, Whole Foods will no longer be among the places to find it. The retailer said Thursday that it would stop selling the popular line of yogurt after New Year’s because Chobani does not label its use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to The…