Tag: Featured Living
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Big Food’s Secret Plan to Kill GMO Labeling
With the disappointing results now in from I-522, the initiative in Washington State that would have required labeling of genetically engineered food (aka GMOs), the looming question is, what’s next? At least for the junk food lobby, that answer in painfully clear: Stop this state-level movement at any cost. In today’s New York Times, Stephanie Strom reports on…
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3 Ways Improving Your Diet Can Protect the Planet
The food choices you make daily affect your health, but they also have a major impact on the planet. Increasing consumption of locally grown organic fruits and vegetables helps protect the environment from the damaging impacts of factory farms and industrial agriculture. Here are three ways improving diets helps safeguard the Earth, courtesy of Food…
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Reducing Toxic Chemicals in Your Home
Too many homes are full of icky products with toxic chemicals that can be hazardous to our health and the health of the planet. Maybe you’re constantly wondering what chemicals are in the products that you put on your body or use in your home. Or how to decode those long ingredient lists. Or, most…
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Washington Votes Down Initiative 522 to Label GMO Foods
Washington state voters on Tuesday rejected an initiative that would have required foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled. Had it passed, Initiative 522 would have made the state the first in the nation to require such labeling. The vote was 54.8 percent opposed to labeling and 45.2 percent in favor of it,…
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Groundbreaking Report Exposes Chemicals Linked to Cancer in Feminine Care Products
A new report to be released tomorrow by Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) details how the feminine care industry sells products containing unregulated and potentially harmful chemicals, including preservatives, pesticides, fragrances and dyes. The report, Chem Fatale, kicks off a campaign that will target Proctor & Gamble, makers of Tampax and Always, to disclose…