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Turtle Meat Demand Rises, May Threaten Turtle Population

AP | MARCO SANTANA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

DES MOINES, Iowa — Surging demand for turtle meat in southeast Asia has prompted a huge jump in turtle harvesting, leading to concerns that popu...

It's Time to Take the Pharma Out of Farming

Steve Ells | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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.

Your Diet has More Climate Change Impact than your Car

Penny Herscher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Penny Herscher

The meat industry produces more carbon emissions than the auto industry.

Green Moral Debates: Eat Less? Tax More?

nytimes.com | The Editors | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

But looking beyond the choice of toilet paper, what are the simplest -- or the biggest bang for the lowest cost -- changes that Americans can adopt th...

Chipotle Founder: USDA "Natural" Meat Standards Should Be Tougher

The Denver Post | Steve Ells | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

The Department of Agriculture recently released its long-gestating definition of "naturally raised" meat. Previously, the word "natural" had been ill-...

Stuffing Sausage In Public

Sophie Brickman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Sophie Brickman

Who knew that merguez is supposed to be made in the smaller and more delicate lamb's intestine, not the bigger, sturdier pig's intestine which I used?

First Foie Gras Ban, Then Trans Fats, Now All Meat?

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Meathead

Can you imagine the city built by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters going meatless for a month? Can you see Da Coach wandering from table to table at Ditka's selling grilled tofu during the playoffs?

In the Green at the Grocery

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Roseanne Colletti

Shopping smart can help you not only preserve your health, but what's left of your wealth.

Becoming the Essential Green You! A Resolution To Live By

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Deirdre Imus

In the past, the presumption was that if it's on the store shelves, it must be safe. But in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Need proof? Cigarettes are sold everywhere.

Don't Eat Meat For A Month: City Health Chief

Chicago Tribune | Deborah L. Shelton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Chicago health commissioner Dr. Terry Mason has a message for Chicagoans who enjoy devouring meat in all its fat-dripping, artery-clogging glory: Don'...

One Meat Lover's Low-Carbon Diet

audubonmagazine.org | Mike Tidwell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Full disclosure: I love to eat meat. I was born in Memphis, the barbecue capital of the Milky Way Galaxy. I worship slow-cooked, hickory-smoked pig me...

What's for Dinner? Lead and Antifreeze -- Yum!

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Christopher Gavigan

Over the past couple of months, melamine has been heavy in the headlines... dairy products manufactured in China were intentionally contaminated with the chemical.

Meet Shmeat: Test-Tube Meat

Grist | Lou Bendrick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Earlier this year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced that it will offer a $1 million X Prize for the creation of affordable, human...

Top 10 Reasons To Pardon A Turkey this Thanksgiving

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Bruce Friedrich

If you wouldn't eat your cat, you shouldn't eat a turkey. As poultry scientist Tom Savage says, "I've always viewed turkeys as smart animals with personality and character, and keen awareness."

Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

Space "Smells Like Steak And Metal," Astronauts Say

Times Online | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Outer space smells like hot metal, fried steak and the welding of a motorbike, scientists suggest. A chemist is recreating the smell to help Nasa to t...

The Eco-Sins and Virtues of Joe Biden

Jeanie Pyun | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Jeanie Pyun

The Scranton-born son of a car salesman, Joe Biden has often made reference to his "average Joe" means. Indeed, his three bedroom, two bathroom, single family, Colonial residence -- under 1,800+ square feet and on a little over four acres -- is typical of the area.

The Eco-Sins (and Virtues) of Sarah Palin

Jeanie Pyun | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Jeanie Pyun

We thought we'd see what eco-sins the saintly hockey-mom conservative might, however guilelessly, harbor.

The Occasional Vegetarian: Freaking Out My Grandmother

Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Dave Burdick

So my grandmother emailed, mid-category 1 hurricane, to tell me she's concerned for my health, because she thought I said I was going vegetarian full-time -- gotta have enough protein.

Giving Up Meat One Day A Week Could Help Climate

TIME | Bryan Walsh | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Need another reason to feel guilty about feeding your children that Happy Meal -- aside from the fat, the calories and that voice in your head asking ...

UN: Eat Less Meat To Curb Global Warming

Guardian | Juliette Jowit | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the world's...

Kangaroo Meat Better For Environment

Reuters | Michael Perry | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

SYDNEY - Farming kangaroos instead of sheep and cattle in Australia could cut by almost a quarter the greenhouse gases produced by grazing livestock, ...

Would You Kill What You Eat?

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Graham Hill

From cruel conditions, to carbon footprint, to waste of packaging, to harmful chemicals -- there's so much going on with that food on your plate before you see it.

Go Green by Eating More of Your Greens

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Bill Chameides

600 gallons of water are needed to produce a single hamburger -- that's enough water to hydrate a person for over 3 years. Going vegetarian is probably the boldest step any of us can take to lead a greener life.