Salmon

What's In the Name 'Environmentalist'?

Joel Reynolds | Posted 05.09.2012

Joel Reynolds

I care less about what people call themselves than which side they're on. In fact, I spend much of my time these days working with people in Alaska who don't consider themselves environmentalists -- and have no aspirations to be.

Autism and Chemicals, Cancer Report Under Fire and Kudos!

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 05.09.2012

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Congratulations to these amazing visionaries; we are so grateful for their support and thankful as they continue to expand the healthy parenting movement!

Is Atlantic Salmon (Farmed Salmon) Linked to Obesity and Diabetes?

Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 04.24.2012

Dr. Walter Crinnion

Rates of diabetes are climbing at an alarming rate. Across the world, the rates of the development of diabetes are dramatically increasing. In 2000, a...

Outdoor Clothing Company Gets Into The Food Biz

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.12.2012

Looks like outdoor clothing outfitter Patagonia is branching out into the organic food business. Now you can buy jerky made from wild salmon online at...

Pesticides Put Salmon Survival In Jeopardy

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 04.10.2012

-- A draft federal evaluation has found that three more common pesticides used on home lawns and agricultural crops jeopardize the survival of West C...

So Will That Be the Wild or Patented Salmon?

Peter Hanlon | Posted 05.06.2012

Peter Hanlon

It looks like 2012 will be the year of two salmons: one a genetically altered "Frankenfish" currently under review by the FDA, and the other an inhabitant of one of the world's last great wild salmon runs.

Mr. President: Keep Wild Salmon on Our Plates!

Chris Wood | Posted 04.17.2012

Chris Wood

Bristol Bay demonstrates that some places should be left free of industrial development because their natural resource values, and the benefits they provide to people, outstrip short-term development values.

Many Salmon In The Wild Aren't Actually Wild

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 02.09.2012

Four years ago, the once-mighty Chinook salmon runs in California and Oregon were so small that the states agreed to an unprecedented moratorium on fi...

Consumer Groups Demand Tougher Probe Of Engineered Salmon

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2012

* Strict FDA review needed for public health-consumer groups * Would be first gene-altered animal for U.S. consumption ...

Broiled Salmon With Thai Sweet Chili Glaze

Jennifer Segal | Posted 04.07.2012

Jennifer Segal

This recipe is so simple and yet so elegant. Salmon fillets are quickly marinated in Thai sweet chili sauce, soy sauce and ginger and then broiled until caramelized on top.

Gloves Come Off in Genetically Engineered Food Fight

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 03.27.2012

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

When is a salmon not a salmon? It sounds ridiculous, but that's one of the most important issues in the food world, where the gloves are off in the fight about genetically engineered foods.

The Vodka Table

Rozanne Gold | Posted 03.20.2012

Rozanne Gold

For me, the most interesting thing about vodka is the food that it accompanies: Ergo, the history of the smorgasbord.

Oil and Herring Don't Mix

Carl Safina | Posted 03.18.2012

Carl Safina

When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound, it unleashed a regional catastrophe whose effects continue to play out these two decades later. One such apparent effect was the subsequent collapse of the region's herring.

5 Easy And Elegant Weeknight Dinners

Jennifer Segal | Posted 03.14.2012

Jennifer Segal

Isn't it nice to know that you can cook an elegant dinner without all that much effort? It's just a matter of finding the right recipes. These five dishes are delicious and doable even on a busy night.

'Green News Report' - December 22, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.21.2012

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: Breaking:...

PHOTOS: Salmon Conservation In The North Pacific

Posted 12.03.2011

From the International League of Conservation Photographers: In 1892, Livingston Stone, a Minister and avid fisherman called upon the U.S. governme...

Lynne Peeples

The Dose Makes The Poison: Water Pollution Regulations Underestimate Fish Consumption, Endangering Public Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.17.2011

One fillet of fish a month. That's about how much seafood a Washington State resident eats, according to the assumptions used to set cleanliness stand...

Southwest Alaska Residents Approve Initiative Barring Large-Scale Mining That Threatens Salmon

Joel Reynolds | Posted 12.21.2011

Joel Reynolds

In the Lake and Peninsula Borough, the residents have approved a prohibition against large-scale resource extraction that would destroy or degrade salmon habitat. In a historic result against enormous odds, the Save Our Salmon initiative has prevailed.

We're for Local Control (Except, of Course, When We Are Not)

Carl Pope | Posted 12.19.2011

Carl Pope

If it was a good day for salmon in Bristol Bay, the signs were mixed elsewhere.

Deadly Salmon Virus Spreads

AP | By PHUONG LE | Posted 12.19.2011

SEATTLE -- Scientists in Washington state are working to improve testing of a deadly, contagious marine virus as a precaution, after the virus was det...

'Green News Report' - October 4, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.04.2011

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: Koch Indu...

When Will Genetically Engineered Salmon Be On Your Dinner Table?

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 11.12.2011

WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress are pushing to stop the Food and Drug Administration from approving genetically engineered salmon, saying not enough...

The World's Weirdest Spirits

The Daily Meal | Posted 11.02.2011

The Daily Meal

An alcoholic yogurt liqueur, a bitter apéritif made from artichokes... how about a concoction featuring wood chips steeped in liquor that is touted a...

Farmed Salmon Threaten Wild Stocks With Deadly Sea Lice

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 10.24.2011

Farmed salmon present a serious threat to the survival of wild salmon stocks in the form of tiny sea lice, according a new study by Martin Krkosek of ...

Attention Men: Even Among Salmon, Polite, Gentle, Males Get More Sex

Sophia Yin | Posted 10.24.2011

Sophia Yin

Overall, both the hooknose and the jack strategies are effective, and having two strategies increases the genetic variation in the salmon population. But this slight preference for the little guy says something important.