Tag: Living
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‘Big Food’ Ready for Costly Battle as States Consider GMO Labeling Bills
In 2014, half the states will likely consider placing special labels on food that use genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to Pamela M. Prah at PEW’s Stateline. [caption id="attachment_326151" align="alignnone" width="500"] Even though 64 countries have mandated the labeling of GMO foods, the U.S. has been slow to adopt such regulation. Connecticut and Maine have passed labeling…
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Breaking: Judge Orders Duke Energy to Immediately Eliminate Sources of Coal Ash Groundwater Pollution
A North Carolina judge ruled Thursday that Duke Energy must take immediate action to eliminate the source of groundwater pollution at the company’s coal ash dumps that are scattered across the state. [blackoutgallery id=”320474″] The ruling, made by Wake County Judge Paul Ridgeway, stems from legal action taken by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) in…
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Renowned NYU Professor: GMOs Could Literally Destroy the Planet
Nassim Taleb, a renowned New York University (NYU) professor recently raised eyebrows when he said genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have the potential to cause “an irreversible termination of life at some scale, which could be the planet.” [caption id="attachment_324745" align="alignnone" width="500"] What effects will the genetic manipulation of nature have on our worldwide ecosystem? Photo…
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3 Changes That Could Be Coming to a Nutrition Label Near You
By Diana Vilibert The nutrition label may be getting a makeover … but will its new look help you make healthier choices? That’s what the FDA is hoping. The new proposed nutrition labels will includes three major changes: 1. A more visible calorie count. Calories are front and center on the new proposed label, set…
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Misuse of Antibiotics Fuels Fatal ‘Superbug’ Crisis
The drugs people have relied on for more than 70 years to fight bacterial infections, from everyday cuts to potentially deadly pneumonia, are becoming powerless due mainly to misuse. [caption id="attachment_324584" align="alignnone" width="500"] The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than half the antibiotics used in the U.S. are prescribed unnecessarily…