Tag: Featured Living
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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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Scientists Say ‘No Consensus on GMO Food Safety’
An international group of more than 90 scientists, academics and physicians released a statement today saying there is no scientific consensus on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops. The statement was issued in response to recent claims from the GM industry and some scientists, journalists and commentators that there is a “scientific consensus” that genetically…
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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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Interactive Map Shows When Your Community Could Reach ‘Climate Departure’
[caption id="attachment_308507" align="alignright" width="300"]Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] A new study published in the journal Nature predicts that within a few generations humans will live in an “entirely new climate” unless greenhouse gas emissions are held to current levels. After the year 2047, the average temperatures in each year will be hotter across most parts of the planet than they had been at…