Tag: Living
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How Organic Farming Can Reverse Climate Change
Rodale Institute announced yesterday the launch of a global campaign to generate public awareness of soil’s ability to reverse climate change, but only when the health of the soil is maintained through organic regenerative agriculture. The campaign calls for the restructuring of our global food system with the goal of reversing climate change through photosynthesis…
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10 Low-Carbon Ways to Save Money For Earth Day and Beyond
With Earth Day just days away, there is no better time to be thinking about steps you and your family can take to protect the environment and our climate. And the most impactful steps are often the ones that cut your carbon emissions and save you money. In Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living, my colleagues and…
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‘Extreme Levels’ of Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Found in Soy Plants
A new study led by scientists from the Arctic University of Norway has detected “extreme levels” of Roundup, the agricultural herbicide manufactured by Monsanto, in genetically engineered (GE) soy. [caption id="attachment_331180" align="alignnone" width="500"] The herbicide has triggered a cycle of super weeds resistant to Roundup, which then means more Roundup is needed to try to…
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Go Green With a DIY Waste Audit
Think of landfills as acne on the face of our planet: The more junk we bury, the worse the breakout is. An average person generates 4.5 lbs of waste a day, and the EPA says 75 percent of that could be recycled. On top of that, it’s estimated that 21.5 million tons of food waste…
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USDA Deception on Meat Inspections Continues
Further evidence that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is dismantling the meat inspection system as we know it came in an email last night. At 9:22 p.m. on April 16, I received an email from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) containing a spreadsheet with…