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Study shows progress in rebuilding global fisheries

Study shows progress in rebuilding global fisheries

By Eartheasy, Posted August 24th, 2009

The world’s commercial fisheries, pressured by overfishing and threatened with possible collapse by mid-century, could be rebuilt with careful management, according to new research.

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An organic farmer’s perspective on the meat/climate change debate

An organic farmer’s perspective on the meat/climate change debate

By Eliot Coleman, Grist.org, Posted August 20th, 2009

A 2007 UN report called “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” claimed that 18 percent of global human-induced greenhouse gas emissions stem from meat production. Eliot Coleman, a respected small-scale farmer, offers this counterpoint.

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Urban Beekeeping – the latest buzz

Urban Beekeeping – the latest buzz

By Christian Science Monitor, Posted July 28th, 2009

Urban settings can be surprisingly productive environments for raising bees

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Can We Rely on Organic Food and Clothing?

Can We Rely on Organic Food and Clothing?

By Bob Folkart, LiveLifeOrganics.com, Posted July 27th, 2009

Have organic labels and the food and clothing products that exhibit them lost their reliability?

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Are pesticides causing Parkinson’s disease?

Are pesticides causing Parkinson’s disease?

By Robin Marantz Henig, OnEarth Magazine, Posted June 22nd, 2009

30-plus years of research sheds light on a hidden connection…

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Using markets to make fisheries sustainable

Using markets to make fisheries sustainable

By Robert Stavins, Posted May 2nd, 2009

Can government provide a solution to the global issue of over-fishing?

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Fruits and vegetables yielding fewer nutrients than in the past

Fruits and vegetables yielding fewer nutrients than in the past

By Greg Seaman, Posted May 1st, 2009

While modern farming tecniques are producing larger and more perfect fruits and vegetables, the yield in terms of nutrients is declining.

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Congress moves to ban BPA from all food containers

Congress moves to ban BPA from all food containers

By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Posted April 10th, 2009

Studies prove BPA linked to numerous health risks, including cancer and diabetes.

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8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement

8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement

By Sarah VanGelder, Posted April 3rd, 2009

How 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

Why having more no longer makes us happy

By Bill McKibben, Posted April 2nd, 2009

The 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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