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America's Dangerous Short Sighted Future

Tri Robinson | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Heirloom-Vegetables, Bioengineered Seeds, Hybrid Seeds, Agriculture, Farmers, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Heirloom Seeds, Gardening, Famers Suicide, Sustainable, Green News
Tri Robinson

Heirloom seed will continue to serve humanity as long as there are stewards who understand their value and continue to protect their integrity.

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Rolling Stone's Environmental Rock Stars

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Walmart, Al Gore, Philippe Starck, Environmentalists, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Biofuel, Economy, Agriculture, Green, Neil Young, Henry Waxman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Van Jones, Coal, Barack Obama, Bruce Nilles, Steven Chu, Solar Energy, Michael Pollan, Carol Browner, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Rolling Stone, Environment, Sierra Club, Bonnarroo, Green Living, Green News
Avital Binshtock

It may not be the cover of Rolling Stone, but the Sierra Club's own Bruce Nilles is nonetheless a rock star for being No. 74 on the iconic rock magazine's "RS 100: Agents of Change" list.

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It's Time to Take the Pharma Out of Farming

Steve Ells | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Food Matters, Politics of Food, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Antibiotics, Farm Animals, Chipotle, Agribusiness, Sustainable Agriculture, Food, Animals, Meat, Industrial Agriculture, Green News
Steve Ells

Antibiotic use is not a prerequisite to life on the farm, but rather a threat to life itself. Let's preserve these drugs for the sick animals and humans who need them.

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Celebrating Ag and Energy Day Year Round

Bob Dinneen | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy Security, Cellulosic Ethanol, Switchgrass, Ethanol, Agriculture, Green Energy, Business News
Bob Dinneen

Celebrating the productivity and the potential of American agriculture is something that we need to do more often. Too few people recognize that food doesn't miraculously appear on grocery store shelves.

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California Dreamin'

Michael Markarian | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eggs, Dean Florez, Factory Farming, California, Jared Huffman, Animals, Dairy, Agriculture, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Animal advocates know that last November's overwhelming passage of Proposition the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, was a watershed moment for the cause and a marker for our progress.

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Leaving Cards on the Counter-Terror Table: Ways to Better Wage the "War on Terror"

Shahid Buttar | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tariffs, Free Trade, Military, War on Terror, Counterterrorism, Foreign Policy, Agriculture, Corporate Welfare, Civil Liberties, Liberty, National Security, Obama Administration, Subsidies, Military Contractors, War on Drugs, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

We need not sacrifice our nation's fundamental constitutional freedoms to address extremist violence. Rather, we need merely stop pursuing corporate subsidies that inadvertently encourage it.

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Chinese Government Orders All-Out Anti-Drought Effort

Chinadaily.com.cn | Xinhua News Agency | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: Wheat Crop, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Agriculture in China, Chinese Ministery of Agriculture, Agriculture, Drought, China Drought, China, Wen Jiabao, State of Emergency in China, World News

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao have ordered all-out efforts to combat the severe drought in the country's vast wheat-growing area ...

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Moving Forward for Farm Animals

Erin Williams | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Vegetarian, Factory Farming, California, Animlas, Agriculture, Vegan, Factory Farms, Proposition 2, Animal Slaughter, Farm Bill, Animal Welfare, Green News, Animla Rights, Green Policy, Living News
Erin Williams

In 2008, Americans sent an unmistakable signal to Big Agribusiness that we will not tolerate the kinds of animal cruelty that had become standard. In 2009, let's work to accomplish even more.

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Top Chefs Pushing Obama To Improve Food Policy

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Food, Food Policy, Alice Waters, Barack Obama, Agriculture, Rick Bayless, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Visiting one of his favorite Chicago restaurants in November, Barack Obama was asked by an excited waitress if he wanted the restau...

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Change We Can Believe In, or a Second Helping of the Same-Old?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 02.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Agenda, Obama, Usda, Tom Vilsack, Cafo, New Administration, Sustainable Food, Obama Inauguration, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Barack Obama Inauguration, Tom Vilsack and Barack Obama, Sustainable, Sustainability, Food, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Green News
Paula Crossfield

I hate to put a damper on your inaugural enthusiasm, but the time to act is now if we hope to at least have someone with an interest in building a better food system at the table.

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Our Change Agenda For Animals

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Barack Obama, Humane Society, Executive Agencies, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Epa, Agriculture, Environment, Food Safety, Interior, Usda, Animals, Confirmation Hearings, Animal Rights, Illegal Animal Trade, Animal Testing, Predator Control Program, Factory Farms, Factory Farm Reglutions, Politics News
Michael Markarian

When it comes to animal protection, more than a dozen federal agencies have a direct impact on the lives of millions of pets, farm animals, laboratory animals, and wildlife. It's time for change.

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California Leadin'

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: California, Tom Vilsack, Tom Vilsak, The New York Times, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Proposition 2, Obama Picks Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Animals, Tom Vilsack and Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Michael Pollan, New York Times, Sustainability, Nicholas Kristof, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Senate Agriculture Committee, Politics News
Wayne Pacelle

There are problems with animal agriculture that still need attention, including painful mutilation of animals without anesthesia, the rampant use of antibiotics on factory farms, and waste generated by these operations.

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The Kindest Cut

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuisance, Usda, Louisiana, Animals, Tom Vilsack, Bobby Jindal, Agriculture, Wildlife, Coyotes, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Non-Lethal Predator Deterents, Predator Control Program, USDA Policy, Connie Morella, Predator Killing, Farmer Compensation, Peter DeFazio, Steel-Jawed Legholds, Animal Rights Legislation, Non-Lethal Weaponry, Charlie Bass, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics News
Michael Markarian

When it comes to human-wildlife conflicts, I am quite sure we can do better at the state and federal levels than the programs built around large-scale killing of wildlife.

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Ripe for Change?

Dan Imhoff | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Farm Bill, Wendell Berry, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Obama, Food Democracy, Sustainable, Sustainability, Green News
Dan Imhoff

People want our unhealthy food and agriculture system made healthy. And it doesn't look like we'll be giving up any time soon.

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Obama's Choice of Vilsack: AgriBusiness as Usual at USDA?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Tom Vilsack, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Obama Picks Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Iowa Governor Agriculture Secretary, Obama's Cabinet, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Barack Obama, Politics News
Andrew Kimbrell

Today, the lukewarm reception Vilsack initially received has turned into real heat as the Obama transition team finds itself in the fire over the former Governor's appointment.

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Obama's Animal Welfare Team

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Tom Vilsack, Epa, Agriculture, Department of Interior, Obama Cabinet Picks, Ken Salazar, Animals, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Policy, Factory Farms, The Humane Society of America, Obama Administration, Obama White House, Puppy Mills, Horse Slaughter, Obama Animal Rights, Agribusiness, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Bush Administration Animal Rights, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Obama has pledged to make progress for animal welfare and environmental stewardship, and we hope these appointees will prove to be an excellent team to help him meet these crucial goals.

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Serving Sickness to School Kids

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: National School Lunch Program, Salmonella, Usda, Animals, E. Coli, School Lunches, Downer Cows, Agriculture, Food Production, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Lax agency enforcement of humane slaughter rules continues to allow unacceptable abuse of animals and food safety risks.

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To Trim Government Fat (and Fix Food Production), Look No Further Than Our Bloated Farm Policy

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 01.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Government Waste, Farm Bills, Agriculture, Farmers, Agricultural Policy, Food, Sustainability, Green News
Jeremy Jacquot

You don't need to be a Michael Pollan devotee to appreciate how thoroughly dysfunctional our agricultural policy is.

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40,000 Pick Free Vegetables At Colorado Farm

AP | Posted 12.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Gleaning, Farming, Food Matters, Politics of Food, Eating Matters, Economic Crisis, Green News, Agriculture, Vegetables, Environment, Colorado, Harvesting, Food, Green News

A farm couple got a huge surprise when they opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick up free vegetables left over after the harvest -- 40,000 ...

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The Salad Bowl Of The East Coast: Organic Greens, Grown In Maine

Good | Peter Smith | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Organic Farming, Farming, Whole Foods, Local, Agriculture, Locavore, Atlantic Organic, Eating Matters, Organic Food, Maine, Csa, Food Politics, Environment, Salad, New England, Trader Joe’s, Green News

Ben Dobson is making the 3,000-mile salad a thing of the past. He has planted 170 acres of salad greens this year, and the 24-year-old farmer is hopin...

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Amber Waves of Antibodies

Gourmet | Barry Estabrook | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Grocery Manufacturers Association, Farming, Usda, Food Matters, Union of Concerned Scientists, Gm, Eating Matters, Genetically Modified, Agriculture, Green News, General Mills, Pepsico, Green News

Another week, another hole ripped in our food safety net. This one is courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which last month...

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California Says Yes To Animal Rights

Treehugger | Alex Smith | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Factory Farms, Farm Animals, Animal Rights, Proposition 2, California, Animal Cruelty, Environmental Policy, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Green News

Yesterday, California voters voted overwhelmingly in favor of Proposition 2, a historic move that brings animals legal rights in the land of factory f...

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The Best Medicine on TV

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Pets, Agriculture, Food Safety, Veterinary Medicine, Prop 2, Farm Animals, Animals, California, Factory Farms, Veterinarians, Entertainment News
Michael Markarian

The YES! on Prop 2 campaign launched two new television ads this week in California, showing voters statewide the cruelties of factory farming.

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In Their Opinion, Prop 2 is a No-Brainer

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Eggs, Newspapers, Endorsements, California, Editorials, Agriculture, Farm Animals, Prop 2, Proposition 2, Animals, Politics News
Michael Markarian

While some other newspaper editorial writers fell for the scare tactics of Big Agribusiness on Prop 2, plenty of opinion leaders have taken a thoughtful and careful look at the measure.

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New Drug Is The Bees' Knees for America's Bees

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Bees, Ecology, Colony Collapse Disorder, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Food, Israel, United States, Animals, Pollution, Treehugger, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

America's bee colonies are collapsing. It's a big mystery, with much at stake. Green websites like TreeHugger have been on the case since the phenom...

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