Salmon

Let Food Be Thy Medicine: Top 10 Healing Foods Of The Decade

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 12.30.2009 | Living


Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

The past decade has presented an explosion of clinical research to show specifically what health benefits individual foods can offer, identifying the various nutrients associated with these benefits.

Ensuring a Sustainable Future for U.S. Ocean Fish Farming

Roz Naylor & George Leonard | Posted 12.17.2009 | Green


Roz Naylor & George Leonard

Americans' appetite for fish continues to grow and is increasingly met by a year-round supply of fresh fish. Yet few Americans know where their fish comes from or how it was produced.

Big Stakes at Pebble Mine: NRDC Launches Bristol Bay BioGem Campaign

Taryn Kiekow | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green


Taryn Kiekow

Although the foreign mining partnership claims that it will "respect all of Alaska's natural resources," the stakes are too great to roll the dice.

How To Choose Healthy Fish

cnn.com | Denise Mann | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Salmon, tuna, and other fish are loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, so they must be good for you, right? Not so fast--some types of fish h...

Dammed Crazy: What Do California's Water Woes Teach Us?

Lori Pottinger | Posted 12.02.2009 | Green


Lori Pottinger

Poorer nations looking to California for ideas in dealing with vexing water problems should leapfrog over our tarnished model of destroyed rivers, crumbling infrastructure, and contentious solutions to the mess.

Come Back, Salmon

Carl Pope | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

In a huge victory for America's fisheries and rivers, a broad spectrum of environmentalists, utilities, farmers, Native American nations, fishermen, and public agencies agreed to restore 300 miles of salmon grounds.

Grizzly Bear Extinction

Giles Slade | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green


Giles Slade

After four years of terrible salmon runs, Grizzlies' numbers appear to be declining. People are beginning to wonder if the bears are joining the salmon in an ongoing species extinction.

Hannity's Central Valley -- the Facts That Hannity Forgot

Doug Obegi | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media


Doug Obegi

In Hannity's upside down world where facts are forgotten, we get to hear a member of Congress complain how environmentalists are "radical" for requiring the state to comply with the law.

Farm-Raised Salmon Are Turning Our Oceans Into Polluted Feedlots

Tara Lohan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


Tara Lohan

Farming salmon, once a dream fish, has become a nightmare for the environment.

Pursuing Salmon: It's Gotta Be Wild

Neil Zevnik | Posted 09.04.2009 | Green


Neil Zevnik

The omega-3 essential fatty acids make salmon one of the brightest of superstars in the food firmament, offering myriad health benefits to people young and old.

Chile's Salmon Farms Verging on Breakdown

Dan Imhoff | Posted 08.11.2009 | Green


Dan Imhoff

One recent story that should have generated some rather large waves has made only a minor splash. Chile's salmon farming industry, second only to Norway's, is on the verge of collapse.

Wild America Creeps Back

Carl Pope | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

For eight years under George Bush, America's wilderness faced a systematic assault from the federal government.

The Water Debate We Are Not Having

Cynthia Koehler | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green


Cynthia Koehler

Sooner or later California is going to change how it uses water. We can do it before we lose our fish, or after.

Captain Sig Hansen Speaks Out About Alaska's Deadliest Match

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green


Jeanne Devon (

Captain Sig Hansen, well known for his featured status on Deadliest Catch has used his political capital, as it were, to speak out against Alaska's Deadliest Match; fish and the proposed Pebble Mine Project.

Federal Bailout Won't Make A Dent in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Problems

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green


Brooke-Sidney Gavins

The Delta, which provides water to nearly two-thirds of all Californians and is suffering from a three year drought, may not have a federal bailout after all.

Top 10 Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol

Dr. M.J. Wegmann | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living


Dr. M.J. Wegmann

When it comes to education and testing, greater numbers amount to greater success, but when it comes to cholesterol the higher the score the worse you often are.

Madonna: Salmon Queen

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 04.16.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Nicholas Perricone

If women understood that eating a simple inexpensive small can of sardines or salmon would give their skin an unrivaled radiance, softness and suppleness, like nothing else in this world, these foods would fly off the supermarket shelves.

Western Salmon Counts Down 90 Percent In 7 Years

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green


SAN FRANCISCO — A record-low number of chinook salmon returned to rivers in California's Central Valley last year, indicating that severe restri...

The BBQ is Over...

Hillary Newman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green


Hillary Newman

The FDA is also not required to label when food comes from genetically engineered animals. Without clear labeling, many may soon be feeding their families manipulated animals.

Government May Weaken Endangered Species Act For Fish

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green


SEATTLE — A panel of federal appellate judges is being asked to decide whether the government should count hatchery-raised salmon and steelhead ...

Twenty Questions for Sarah Palin

James Heffernan | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


James Heffernan

After taking office when Wasilla owed nothing, why did you leave it with a debt of more than 22 million dollars?

Why Fatty Fish Is Good For Your Brain

Reuters | Miral Fahmy | Posted 08.12.2008 | Living


Looking to boost your memory and concentration? You're better off eating oily fish twice a week than popping expensive herbal pills or fish oil supple...

Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.05.2008 | Media


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, fresh out of jail, talked to us about his Karl Rove-induced prosecution. He now has clear proof that his 2002 election was stolen by the GOP.