Tag: food
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Organizations Take First Step Toward Cutting Global Food Waste
With an estimated 50 percent of all food produced worldwide thrown away, the World Resources Institute (WRI) is taking aim at reducing food waste. WRI announced an initiative Monday that sets standards for measuring food loss and waste, which is characterized as a first step that will enable countries and companies to measure and monitor…
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Buy Organic Bananas, Save Crocodiles
Chemicals sprayed on bananas to control pests and disease are making their way into the bodies of the emaciated crocodiles who live near banana plantations in Costa Rica, says a new study that illustrates the environmental impact of pesticide use—and gives another reason to buy organic foods, even those with inedible peels. Crocodiles who live…
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School Lunch Goes Vegetarian; Students Reap Better Test Scores
A public school in Queens, NY that was the first in the nation to offer a 100 percent vegetarian lunch menu reported recently that students have improved attendance, test scores and energy in the wake of the change. Students are still allowed to brown-bag, but the overwhelming majority—about 90 percent—of students are choosing the veggie-based cafeteria…
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Outrage Follows World Food Prize Award to GMO Scientists
Petitions signed by more than 345,000 people were delivered to the World Food Prize headquarters Thursday opposing the awarding of this year’s prize to top researchers from agrichemical giants Monsanto and Syngenta whose contributions led to the development of genetically engineered (GE) crops. [caption id="attachment_308405" align="alignnone" width="500"] Non-GMO supporters delivered petitions to the World Food…
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Kauai Council Approves Controversial GMO Bill
Kauai’s county council approved a proposed law Wednesday that mandates farms to disclose pesticide use and the presence of genetically modified crops. The bill now goes to the mayor, who has 10 days to sign it into law. [caption id="attachment_308212" align="alignnone" width="500"] A poster at a rally protesting GMOs in Kauai. Photo courtesy Hawaii News…