Tag: food
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Coalition Denounces Gov. Cuomo’s Proposed Elimination of Clean Water Standards for Industrial-Scale Dairy Operations
RIVERKEEPER — “New York’s clean water laws are in place to protect its precious lakes, rivers and streams. After Governor Cuomo’s yogurt summit in August 2012, the administration proposed to eliminate water quality protections for some medium-sized dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) …
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Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?
FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW! — The largest trade group of nutrition professionals—the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics—has a serious credibility problem. In a damning report released yesterday, industry watchdog Eat Drink Politics examines the various forms of corporate sponsorship by Big Food that are …
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Fracking and Farmland
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD & FARM ASSOCIATION — “Farmers’ livelihoods depend upon the integrity of the soil, clean water and pollution-free air. Because of their reliance on the land, farmers are among those most at risk to suffer from the negative impacts of fracking. As the fracking industry grows in Ohio …
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How Factory Farming Contributes to Global Warming
RONNIE CUMMINS — Factory farms aren’t just a disaster for the environment. They’re also ruining our health. A growing chorus of scientists and public health advocates warn that …
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What the FDA Isn’t Telling Us About GE Salmon
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The FDA’s risk assessments are noteworthy, not for what they do tell us, but for what they don’t. Instead of scrutinizing the flawed science, limited data, examples of bias and lingering safety concerns that independent scientists have highlighted, the FDA continues to …