Tag: Featured Living
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Hilarious Video Tells the Real Story Behind the Chicken You Eat
Today, Food & Water Watch in conjunction with Appeal To Reason Productions released a humorous new video revealing the myriad health and environmental issues with factory farmed chicken—the industrialized model under which most chicken served in the U.S. is produced. “Consumers may think they are making a good choice by choosing ‘the white meat’…
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Fish Farms to Produce Two-Thirds of Global Supply by 2030
Aquaculture—or fish farming—will provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases. These are among the key findings of Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture—a collaboration between the World…
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EPA Sued Over Toxic Pesticides in Pet Flea Collars
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking a responce to NRDC’s petitions to ban two hazardous pesticides used in popular pet flea treatment products. [caption id="attachment_320459" align="alignnone" width="500"] Flea collars are designed to leave chemical residue on pets fur to combat…
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Two Easy DIY Winter Bird Feeders
By Carla Brown Here are two simple, cute projects that you could make right now to help the birds in your yard. Like us, birds and other backyard wildlife are facing more snow and colder temperatures this year than typical in many regions of the country. Let’s give them a hand (or at least some…
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New Campaign Debunks Misleading ‘Natural’ Labels, Highlights Organics Benefits
A public education campaign was launched this week to highlight the benefits of organic food and to help consumers understand the difference between products labeled organic and those that are labeled as “natural.” [caption id="attachment_320255" align="alignnone" width="500"] Natural labels have been added to everything from processed snacks to cooking oils made from GMOs to ice…