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House Republicans Drive More Nails Into Livestock Rule Coffin

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 01.18.2012 | Home
Read More: Usda, Super Committee, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Tom Vilsack, Livestock, Factory Farms, Antitrust, Farm Bill, Barack Obama, Republicans, Home News
Wenonah Hauter

While the big news among food activists has been the unsettling possibility that a secret farm bill could be snuck into the super committee's recommendations and passed with no public input, Republicans have furtively dealt a crippling blow to family farmers and consumers.

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Six Ways To Help
End Big Farm Handouts

Maria Rodale | Posted 01.08.2012 | Green
Read More: Maria Rodale, Thomas M. Kostigen, Farm Bill, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Farm Subsidies, Factory Farms, 2012 Farm Bill, Green News
Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Thomas M. Kostigen, expert on social responsibility and environmental issues. Want to eat more healthfully? Tell your representati...

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'Green News Report' - November 1, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.01.2012 | Green
Read More: Population, Floods, Halloween, United Nations, Epa, Renewable Energy, Factory Farms, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Lobbying, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Koch Industries, Fox News, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Radiation, Corporate Media, Farming, Fukushima, Eric Bolling, Biofuels, Ipcc, Mitt Romney, Algae, Japan, US Navy, Video, Green News
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: Mitt Romn...

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'Green News Report' - October 27, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.27.2011 | Green
Read More: Floods, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Factory Farms, Regulation, Green News Report, Fda, Pollution, Coal, Pipeline, Fail, Oil Spill, Conservatives, Fracking; Hydraulic Fracturing, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Lobbying, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Rand Paul, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Water, Mining, Keystone XL Pipeline, Occupy Wall Street, Herman Cain, Green News, Koch Industries, Fox News, Natural Gas, International Energy Agency, Endangered Species, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Food Recall, Extreme Weather, China, Population, Halloween, United Nations, Deepwater Horizon, Video, Green News
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: It's no t...

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'Green News Report' - October 25, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Floods, Fracking, Australia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Factory Farms, Regulation, Green News Report, Fda, Pollution, Coal, Rick Perry, Pipeline, Fail, Oil Spill, Conservatives, Fracking; Hydraulic Fracturing, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Lobbying, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Arctic, Texas, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rand Paul, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Water, Mining, Keystone XL Pipeline, Occupy Wall Street, Herman Cain, Green News, Koch Industries, Fox News, Natural Gas, International Energy Agency, Endangered Species, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Food Recall, Extreme Weather, China, Green News
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: The most ...

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'Green News Report' - October 20, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.20.2011 | Green
Read More: Floods, Australia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Rick Perry, Oil Spill, Conservatives, Fracking; Hydraulic Fracturing, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Lobbying, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Texas, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Mining, Keystone XL Pipeline, Occupy Wall Street, Herman Cain, Green News, Koch Industries, Natural Gas, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, China, Fracking, Factory Farms, Fda, Pipeline, Fail, Arctic, Rand Paul, Sheldon Whitehouse, Water, Fox News, International Energy Agency, Food Recall, Video, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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It's Time to End Factory Farming

Nil Zacharias | Posted 12.19.2011 | Green
Read More: Farm Bill, Factory Farming, Health, Food Politics, Vegan, Factory Farms, Sustainability, Food Policy, Sustainable Farming, Industrial Agriculture, National Conference to End Factory Farming, Green News
Nil Zacharias

There is common ground to be found by everyone ranging from vegans to die-hard meat eaters. No one can deny the destructive nature of the force that dominates our food system.

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Are Edible Bugs the New Sushi? (Video)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 12.13.2011 | Home
Read More: Bug-Eating, Entomophagy, Factory Farms, Monica Martinez, Edible Insect Farms, Sustainable Farming, Mealworms, Wax Moth Larvae, Sustainable Protein, Edible Insects, Don Bugito, Edible Bugs, Home Mealworm Farms, Wurmhaus, Prehispanic Cuisine, Sustainable Meat, Superfood, Meat, Home News
Kirsten Dirksen

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Lynne Peeples

Part-Time Vegetarianism: An Interview With Meatless Monday's Peggy Neu

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.09.2011 | Green
Read More: Vegetarian, Chronic Disease, Meatless Monday, Factory Farms, Peggy Neu, Sid Lerner Meatless Monday, Peggy Neu Meatless Monday, Meatless Mondays, Vegetarianism, SXSW Eco, Green News

Have you avoided your meat today? More and more people are going vegetarian -- at least part-time -- as they join a movement that suggests even a ...

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Why Is Georgetown Law Helping to Promote Cruelty to Animals?

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 01.26.2012 | Green
Read More: Factory Farms, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Cruelty, Slaughterhouses, Animal Rights Activists, Animal Rights, Pig Slaughter, Pig Slaughterhouses, Green News
Bruce Friedrich

Every year in the U.S., the pork industry estimates that hundreds of thousands of pigs arrive at slaughterhouses crippled and in so much pain that they are unable to stand. It is unconscionable that federal law does not require that we end their agony.

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PHOTOS: Over 30 Vegetarian Celebrities

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Christian | Posted 12.01.2011 | Green
Read More: Natalie Portman, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Vegetarian, Video, Vegan Celebrities, Vegetarian Celebrities, Peta, Russel Brand, Factory Farms, World Vegetarian Day, Vegetarian Awareness Month, Climate Change, Animals, Vegetarian Month, Green News

Whether you're a hardcore vegan or a "weekday vegetarian," it's time to celebrate all things animal product-free during Vegetarian Awareness Month, wh...

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'Green News Report' - September 22, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.22.2011 | Green
Read More: Cap and Trade, Fracking, Gasland, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Climategate, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Bill Clinton, Fukushima, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Protests, Green News, Sustainability, Heatwave, Japan, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, Russia, House of Representatives, Lisa Jackson, House Energy Committee, Factory Farms, Superweeds, Coal, Rick Perry, Monsanto, Chernobyl, Antibiotic Resistance, Tar Sands, Drought, Oil Spill, Africa, Superbugs, San Francisco, Bpa, Elijah Cummings, Gmos, Poverty, Darrell Issa, Subsidies, BP Oil Spill, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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The American Diet: 53 Gallons of Soda, 42 Pounds of Corn Syrup, 200 Pounds of Meat

Organic Authority.com | Posted 11.21.2011 | Home
Read More: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Factory Farms, Organic Meat, Diet Related Illness, Genetically Modified Corn, Home News
Organic Authority.com

The average American eats. A lot. As a new infographic points out, per year, food intake per person can amount to some 200 pounds of meat, 85 pounds of fat, 415 pounds of vegetables, 31 pounds of cheese, 53 gallons of soda and 42 pounds of high fructose corn syrup.

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Lynne Peeples

Superbugs Are Still Winning: Second Cargill Recall Underscores Concern, GAO Report Suggests Feds Aren't Doing Enough

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.15.2011 | Green
Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Organic Farming, Livestock, Mrsa, Superbugs, Factory Farms, Antibiotics, The Infection Loop, Salmonella, Gao, Gao Report Antibiotic Resistance, Green News

Just days after Cargill announced its second major recall in the last two months of ground turkey linked to antibiotic-resistant salmonella, a new re...

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McLab Burgers Coming Soon? New Advances in Lab-Grown Meat Technology Say Yes

Organic Authority.com | Posted 11.15.2011 | Home
Read More: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Lab-Grown Meat, Animal Rights, Peta, Laura Klein, Factory Farms, Organic Authority, Cultured Meat, In Vitro Meat, Home News
Organic Authority.com

Eating meat grown in labs rather than from the carcass of a once living cow, pig or chicken is inching closer to reality every day as scientists have agreed to some key positions concerning issues surrounding cultured meat production.

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'Green News Report' - September 13, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.13.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy, The Onion, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Environmentalism, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Arctic, Texas, Drought, Energy Efficiency, Sea Ice, Big Oil, BRAD BLOG, Fossil Fuels, Herman Cain, Green News, Sustainability, Gop, Fox News, Heatwave, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Global Warming Deniers, Solyndra, Solar Power, Global Warming, Floods, Factory Farms, Pakistan Floods, Pipeline, Kenya, Cargill, Salmonella, Food Recall, Third Industrial Revolution, Green News
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: Record U....

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NASCAR Driver Joins Race To Protect Farm Animals

Posted 10.16.2011 | Green
Read More: Battery Farms, Veal Crates, Animal Sanctuary, Farm Animals, Andy Lally, Farm Animal Abuse, Factory Farms, Gestational Crates, Spencer Pumpelly, Green News

It may seem like an unlikely partnership, but in the race to protect animals from the abuses of factory farms, NASCAR driver Andy Lally and TRG driver...

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Alien Nation

Ari Solomon | Posted 10.16.2011 | Green
Read More: Animal Experiments, Factory Farms, Aliens, Animals, Compassion, Green News
Ari Solomon

As a nation, we're obsessed with aliens -- and I'm not just talking about the anti-immigrant rants of the GOP. I'm talking about the insect-like, nast...

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Lynne Peeples

Farm-acology 101: Doctors Take Aim At Antibiotic Resistance From Factory Farms

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.16.2011 | Green
Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Growth Promotion, Organic Food, Livestock, Meatless Monday, Mrsa, Cargill, Factory Farms, The Infection Loop, Salmonella, Fda, Green News

"Here's the big secret that no one wants to talk about: We're not very good at keeping what's inside a cow's intestines out of the meat." The roomf...

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Why Martin Luther King's Son Doesn't Eat Meat

Josh Tetrick | Posted 10.07.2011 | Green
Read More: South Africa, Vegetarian Food, Martin Luther King, Sustainable Food, Green Eating, Vegan, Factory Farms, Justice and Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change and Eating, Green News
Josh Tetrick

We might feel anger by the comparison implicit in invoking racism and animal protection. After all, Nelson Mandela didn't move the nation of South Africa to secure the rights of mother pigs or egg-laying chickens.

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Undercover Investigation of a Dog Factory Farm

Josh Tetrick | Posted 09.11.2011 | Green
Read More: Holistic, Vegetarian, Humane, Empathy, Sustainable Food, Vegan, Animal Shelters, Green, Factory Farms, Dog Lovers, Sustainable Agriculture, Animals, Hsus, Spirit, Ethics, Morality, Climate Change, Mind, Impact, Farm Sanctuary, Farming, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Social Change, Hope, Body, Good, Hunger, Plant-Based, Health, Health News, Social Good, Food, Dog, Dogs, Green News
Josh Tetrick

Last week, the animal protection organization Mercy For Animals released a video taken undercover by an employee wearing a hidden camera at a dog fact...

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Humane Meat

Kathy Freston | Posted 09.11.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Factory Farms, Humane Meat, Factory Farming, Food, Healthy Living News
Kathy Freston

It's difficult to imagine how any approach to meat production could be worse than factory farming as it is currently practiced in this country.

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Building a Humane Economy

Josh Tetrick | Posted 09.10.2011 | Green
Read More: Entrepreneurship, Social Good, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, Morality, Food, Impact, Social Change, Lifestyle, Health, Green, Business, Wellness, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Innovation, Vegetarian, Sustainable Food, Doing Good, Farming, Capitalism, Factory Farms, Green News
Josh Tetrick

Compassion now has a market. And we're seeing even wider cracks in the system of factory farming, including this week's historic agreement between the Humane Society of the United States and the egg industry.

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New Undercover Footage Of Gruesome Pig Abuse

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 08.29.2011 | Home
Read More: Undercover Farm Video Ban Petition, Video, Animal Abuse, Pigs, Factory Farms, Factory Farms Filming, Undercover Farm Video Ban, Iowa Select Video, Pork, Meat, Iowa Select Farms, Mercy for Animals, Iowa Select Farms Video, Select Farms, Iowa Select Farms Animal Abuse, Iowa Pig Farm Costco Video, Iowa Select Farms Pig Abuse, Iowa Pig Farm, Mercy for Animals-Iowa Select Farms, Iowa Pig Farm Abuse, Iowa Select, Pig Abuse, Iowa Animal Rights Find Abuse, Animal Abuse at an Iowa Select Farms, Costco, Huffington Post Pigs, Home News

Animal rights group Mercy For Animals has released ghastly undercover footage of pig abuse at Iowa Select, an industrial farm that supplies pork to Kr...

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Perdue Tries To Improve Perception Of Chicken With New Campaign

Posted 08.28.2011 | Home
Read More: Perdue Chicken Ad Campaign, Factory Farming, Perdue Chickens, Perdue Ad Campaign, Perdue Chicken, Perdue, We Believe in Better Chicken, Factory Farms, Factory Farm Chickens, Home News

Perdue is launching a new national television ad campaign that focuses on the slogan "We Believe in a Better Chicken." In the TV spots, the viewers ca...

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