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Lynne Peeples

Don't Call It 'Dirt': Why Healthy Soil Means Healthy People

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Soil Health, Organic Farming, Pesticides, Factory Farms, Herbicides, Cancer, Symphony of the Soil, Green News

Jack Algiere has no qualms about letting his kids eat their veggies straight out of the ground from the fields and greenhouses he manages in Pocantico...

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Lynne Peeples

The Worst Environmental Pollutant: Antibiotics?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Antibiotic Resistance, Factory Farming, Pollution, Livestock, Water Pollution, E. Coli, Mrsa, Green News

Waste from people, pets, pigs and even seagulls may be playing a significant role in the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, including methicilli...

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'Green News Report' - April 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Dow Chemical, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Ice Melt, Wind Energy, Roundup, Antarctica, David Cameron, Exxonmobil, Factory Farms, Clean Energy, Herbicides, Pollution, Coal, Monsanto, Drought, Nuclear, Stephen Chu, Britain, Sea Level Rise; Chernobyl, Iea, Corn, Oil Profits, Agent Orange, Toxic Chemicals, Donald Trump, Wildfires, International Energy Agency, Ice Sheets, Jimmy Fallon, Slow Jam the News, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Teaching Our Children The Ethics Of Eating Meat

Rabbi Edward Bernstein | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Green Faith, Veganism, Judaism, Factory Farms, Vegetarian, Eating Meat, Ethical Eating, Food Politics, Ethics, Religion News
Rabbi Edward Bernstein

During dinner with our children, we asked them, all enthusiastic carnivores, why they thought it was OK to eat meat. Their varying responses inspired us to frame this discussion in terms of the Passover Haggadah's description of the Four Children.

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Earth Day 2012: Harder to See, Harder to Catch

Peter Hanlon | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Earth Day, Epa, Factory Farms, Clean Air Act, Toxic Chemicals, Clean Water Act, Slidepollajax, Documerica Photos, Earth Day 2012, Wastewater, 1970s Environmental Problems, 1970s Environment, Green News
Peter Hanlon

It's perversely easy to wax nostalgic for the bad old days, and not just because the images are so captivating. Environmental problems were so much more apparent back then.

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Three Ideas for the Food Movement (Small, Medium and Large)

Jedediah Purdy | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Big Ag, Factory Farms, Sustainability, Ag Gag Bill, Ag-Gag Bill, Sustainable Farming, Big Agriculture, Green News
Jedediah Purdy

Around the country, farming states are passing "ag-gag" laws that punish activists who record and share horrific scenes from inside confined feeding operations and slaughterhouses. The reason is clear: when people get a good look at these scenes, they don't like them.

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Kreider Battery-Cage Egg Investigation Highlights Need for Federal Bill

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Animal Welfare, Factory Farms, Kreider Farms, Humane Society Kreider Farms, Humane Society, Egg Farms Investigation, Humane Society Undercover Investigation, Kreider Farms Investigation, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

Our undercover investigator worked at Kreider's nine-barn facility for six weeks and documented appalling and extreme overcrowding of hens, dead birds in cages and barn floors covered with flies.

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PETA Bringing 3D Meat Industry Experience to Campuses

Ryan Huling | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Peta, Meatless Monday, Meat, College, Vegetarianism, Gestation Crates, College News
Ryan Huling

Starting this fall, peta2 -- the student division of PETA -- will be launching peta2's Glass Walls Exhibit: 3D, the world's first traveling 3D factory...

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Superbug Suit: Antibiotics Victory Will Preserve Medicines for Sick People, Not Healthy Livestock

Peter Lehner | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Antibiotics, Farming, Fda, Sustainable Food, Livestock, Superbugs, Fda Antibiotics, Antibiotics Livestock 2012, Antibiotics Livestock, Green News
Peter Lehner

While conscientious doctors do their best to limit the use of unnecessary antibiotics, the livestock industry continued its indiscriminate use of these powerful medicines.

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'Green News Report' - March 22, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Factory Farms, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Fertilizer, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Ag-Gag Bills Threaten Our Children, Our Freedom and Our Animals

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Ag Gag Bill, First Amendment, Aspca, Animals, Legislation, Agriculture, Slaughterhouse, Impact News
Ed Sayres

It's ironic when you think about it. The individuals targeted by Ag-Gag laws are not the criminals who are beating or stabbing animals (as seen on some undercover videos).

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'Green News Report' - March 20, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Senate, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Rising Sea Levels, James Inhofe, O'Hare, Pine Beetle, Electric Cars, Electric Highway, Oregon, Mitt Romney, Thomas Edison, Illinois, Asian Carp, Factory Farms, Antibiotic Resistance, Oecd, Fertilizer, Pink Slime, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Don't Turn the Clock Back on Animal Welfare Enforcement

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Farming, Animal Welfare, Animals, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Animal Welfare Funding, Animal Rights, Humane Society, Animal Right Congress, Animal Protection, Impact News
Michael Markarian

Whether an animal welfare law will be effective often turns on whether it gets adequately funded. Having legislators seek that funding is crucial, especially when there are as many strong competing budget pressures as there are now.

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'Green News Report' - March 8, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Iowa, Gas Prices, Chevy Volt, William Nordhaus, Green Jobs, Economy, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Regulation, Iran, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Tornadoes, Newt Gingrich, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Carbon Capture and Storage, Antarctica, Australia, Iceland, Rising Sea Level, Fukushima, Biofuels, Carbon Dioxide, Kiribati, James Hansen, Algae, Alaska, Japan, Oceans, China, Refugees, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - March 6, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.06.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Iran war ...

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Bill in Iowa Threatens Animal Welfare, Human Health, and Civil Liberties (VIDEO)

Ari Solomon | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Civil Liberties, Animal Cruelty, Mercy for Animals, Animal Welfare, Undercover Investigation, Health, Free Speech, Iowa, Factory Farms, Ag Gag Bill, House File 589, Video, Green News
Ari Solomon

The state with the weakest animal protection laws in the nation has just passed House File 589, a bill that would criminalize undercover investigations of misconduct at factory farms.

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'Green News Report' - February 28, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Factory Farms, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Canada, Climate Scientists, Antibiotic Resistance, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Antibiotics, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Wisconsin, Fukushima, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Japan, Republicans, Lithium-Ion Battery, Arpa-E, Electric Cars, Fox News, Smarter Ideas, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Why We Must Occupy Our Food Supply

Willie Nelson | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Big Food, Factory Farming, Jbs, Tyson Foods, Farmers, Cargill, Occupy BIg Food, Factory Farms, Small Farmers, Occupy Food, Monsanto, Food News
Willie Nelson

When our food is at risk we are all at risk. Over the last thirty years, we have witnessed a massive consolidation of our food system, leading to the loss of millions of family farmers, the destruction of soil fertility, the pollution of our water, and health epidemics.

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Are You Eating Antibiotics Without Knowing It? Probably!

Martha Rosenberg | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Antibiotics Food, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Livestock, Antibiotics in Food, Health News, Healthy Living News
Martha Rosenberg

So far, 2012 is bringing bad news for people who don't want "free antibiotics" in their food. Antibiotics are routinely given to livestock on factory farms to make them gain weight with less feed and keep them from getting sick in confinement conditions.

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Eating Locally, Slowly But Surely

Susie Middleton | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Local Eating, Sustainable Farming, Farmers Markets, Vegetable Gardens, Factory Farms, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Grocery Local, Sustainable Farms, Locavore Food, Chipotle Local, Food News
Susie Middleton

Good things take time, I've finally learned. Looking back now, I realize that the road to eating locally and sustainably is a slow, deliberate one -- something you grow into, rather than rush into.

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HSUS Documents Animal Abuse at Major Pork Producers

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Factory Farming, Farm Animals, Factory Farms, Seaboard Lawsuit, Seaboard Humane Society, Seaboard Foods, Pig Gestation Crates, Gestation Crates, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

Living inside a cage barely larger than your body isn't humane and it is not right. Yet this is precisely how the majority of pigs used for breeding by the U.S. pork industry are kept.

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Does Eating Meat Make You a Bully?

Ari Solomon | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Veganism, Factory Farms, Bullying, Eating Meat, Eating Meat Bullying, Food News
Ari Solomon

Here is the definition of the word bully: "A person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker." Many of us know firsthand ...

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A Lesson Congress Should Learn

Joe Trippi | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Eggs, Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Rights, Factory Farming, Factory Farms, United Egg Producers, Animals, Food News
Joe Trippi

Two longtime adversaries are leading an all-too-rare effort at compromise and cooperation: the United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States.

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Despite New Rule on Livestock Antibiotics, Infection Risks Still Plague Workers, Communities

Michelle Chen | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Antibiotic Resistance, Industrial Agriculture, Public Health Food, Environment Health, Food Safety Chicken, FDA Obama, Antibiotics Health, Agriculture Food, Green News
Michelle Chen

Massive amounts of medicine continue to circulate through our food system. The issue of antibiotic resistance isn't about medicines or animals, but about the relationship between people and what we eat.

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Lynne Peeples

Antibiotic Use In Farm Animals Still Broadly Unaddressed Despite 'Fanfare' For FDA Move

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Organic Farming, Infectious Diseases, Livestock, Superbugs, Mrsa, Antibiotics, Factory Farms, Fda, Cephalosporins, Green News

The Food and Drug Administration's latest move concerning the use of antibiotics in farm animals garnered a good deal of praise last week, but public ...

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