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Congress moves to ban BPA from all food containers
By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Posted April 10th, 2009Studies prove BPA linked to numerous health risks, including cancer and diabetes.
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8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement
By Sarah VanGelder, Posted April 3rd, 2009How to turn a lawn into lunch, swap preserves, glean, boost your food security and live the good life.
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Why having more no longer makes us happy
By Bill McKibben, Posted April 2nd, 2009The formula of human well-being used to be simple: Make money, get happy. So why is the old axiom suddenly turning on us?
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The New Rules of Food
By Alan Mammoser, Posted March 26th, 2009Concerned citizens, farmers and others are starting to work on a new set of rules for the food system.
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Consumer Culture is no accident
By David Suzuki, Posted March 25th, 2009“The American economy’s ultimate purpose is to produce more consumer goods”. What kind of society does this create?
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Having a voice makes people happy
By Frances Moore Lappe, Yes Magazine, Posted March 10th, 2009“I have to feel I am doing something to address the roots of suffering,” he replied, “or I couldn’t be happy.”
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Can organic farming feed the world?
By The Organic Consumers Association, Posted January 30th, 2009A summary of research suggests that organic agriculture could potentially supply global food needs.
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Induction Cooking
By Greg Seaman, Posted January 28th, 2009Induction cooking uses 90% of the energy produced compared to only 55% for a gas burner and 65% for traditional electric ranges.
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Warming up to solar ovens
By Sue Halpern and Bill McKibben, Posted January 28th, 2009They haven’t reached the mainstream yet, but solar cookers are attracting attention for producing intensely flavored food without match or plug.
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Feeding Our Future
By Michael Ableman, Posted January 28th, 2009Imagine a world where students could plant, harvest and cultivate the foods they eat in their school cafeterias.
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