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Why I Take Animal-Tested Drugs

Simon Chaitowitz | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal-Tested Drugs, Usda, Drugs, Animal-Testing, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Animals, Aspirin, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Vioxx, Living News

Throughout the past six years, I have felt terribly guilty about the drugs and procedures I've undergone because I know that so many animals have suffered in their development.

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Shovel-Ready (Garden) Projects Abound

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 04.03.2009 | Green

Read More: The Who Farm, Hunger, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Youth Programs, Garden-Raised Bounty, Community Gardens, Economic Stimulus, Eat the View, Usda, Urban Agriculture, Grub, Green News

As record numbers of Americans apply for food stamps and trickle into the nation's already-strapped food banks, it seems like community gardens should be a high priority.

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

The Denver Post | Steve Ells | Posted 03.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Usda, Chipotle, Eating Matters, Steve Ells, Natural Foods, Meat, Green News

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

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Conservationists, Farmers At Odds Over Collateral Damage In Coyote Trapping

AP | SCOTT SONNER | Posted 03.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Animals, Farming, Coyotes, Coyote Trapping, Usda, Oregon, Green News

RENO, Nev. — Conservationists argue in a new report that U.S. taxpayers should stop subsidizing a $100 million program that kills more than 1 mi...

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Poison: One Lump or Two?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 03.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, Toxic Chemicals, Valentine's Day, Pesticides, Poison, Usda, Sugar Beets, Monsanto, Style News

As with mercury levels in corn syrup, our government agencies have simply not taken the time to conduct proper research, preferring rather to push genetically modified sugar beat initiatives at the whim of Monsanto and other agribusinesses.

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The Big Risk of Insanely Small Nanoparticles in Our Food

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Packaging, Nanofood, Nanotechnology, Health, Friends of the Earth, Food Safety, Real Food, Food Additives, Processed Foods, Nanomaterials, Usda, Fda, Green News

For now, until the FDA and the USDA get their acts together, when it comes to food and our health, it seems that we, the people, are once more on our own.

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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

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

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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Something to Chu On

Brian Keane | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Environment, Government, Steven Chu, Alternative Energy, Green News, Renewable Energy, Obama, Clean Energy, Department of Energy, Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Cabinet, Doe, Government Funds, Epa, Farmers Market Consortium, Obama Climate Change, Department of Agriculture, Obama Environment, Tommy Thompson, Obama Appointments, Climate Change, Obama Ann Veneman, Usda, President-Elect Obama, Czars, Green News

To be sure, the nomination of Steven Chu -- like almost all of the Obama appointments -- represents a striking and hopeful departure from the approach we've seen under President Bush.

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The Kindest Cut

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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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Let's Ask Marion Nestle: Are The USDA's Organic Standards A Sham?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 01.28.2009 | Green

Read More: California Department of Food and Agriculture, Usda, Marion Nestle, Organic Standards, Green News

Dr. Nestle: "While waiting for all this to sort out, here's what to do: buy local from someone you know personally and think is worth trusting."

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Peaceful Revolution: Current School Food Standards Don't Make Sense

Margo G. Wootan | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cafeteria Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Food, Congress, School Nutrition Standards, National PTA, Vending Machines in Schools, School Lunches, Parenting, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act, Parenting and Food, Childhood Obesity, United States Department of Agriculture, Junk Food, Junk Food Ban, American Medical Association, Usda, National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity, Politics News

Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents, and that increase has been linked to soda intake and the sale of junk food in schools.

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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

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

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How Green Can A Christmas Tree Be?

New York Times | Anne Raver | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Pesticides, Certified Naturally Grown, Usda, Organic Farming, Christmas, Christmas Trees, Local Farmers, Green News

Locally grown, pesticide-free food is gaining sway these days because it is fresh, healthy and supports area farmers. But how many of us give the same...

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Bush's Environmental Legacy on GMOs Is Irreversible

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Genetically Engineered Foods, Invasive Species, Regulation, Genetic Roulette, Gmo, Usda, Monsanto, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Contamination, Extinction, Obama Transition, Environment, Field Trials, Genetically Modified Foods, Genetically Engineered Crops, Green News

After all weather effects of 21st century climate change have disappeared from the earth's surface, two destructive impacts traceable to George Bush's policies will yet remain.

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Obama's Team Includes Dangerous Biotech "Yes Men"

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Joseph Cortright, Gmos, Transition Team, Tom Vilsack, Dennis Wolff, Fda, Barack Obama, Monsanto, Rbgh, Secretary of Agriculture, Genetically Engineered Food, Michael Taylor, Unbossed, Dan Glickman, Food Safety, Genetically Modified Food, Obama Transition, Obama GMOs, Bovine Growth Hormone, Usda, Food and Drug Administration, Steven Druker, Oregon, Genetic Engineering, Rbst, Obama Usda, Green News

Instead of giving us change and hope, biotech "Yes Men" on Obama's team may prolong the hypnotic "group think" that has been institutionalized over three previous administrations.

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Collin Peterson: Obama Considering The 'Original Lieberman' For Post?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Colin Peterson, Colin Petersen, President Obama, Obama, Joe Lieberman, Usda, Collin Peterson, Obama Cabinet, Collin Petersen, Politics News

The Hill reports that President-elect Obama is "considering Reps. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) for the USDA post. ...

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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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Vegans And Meat-Eaters Unite To Support California's Proposition 2

The Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 11.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Usda, Animal Rights, California Proposition 2, Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society, Eating Matters, Free-Range, Animal Welfare, Vegan, Proposition 2, California, Cage-Free Animals, Green News

Proposition 2, a sweeping California ballot initiative designed to improve the treatment that farm animals receive, will be decided by voters on Novem...

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To the Presidential Candidates....Debate This!

Deirdre Imus | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Canditates, Environmental Health, Health, Vaccine, Presidential Debate, Children's Health, 2008 Election, Deirdre Imus, Superfund Trust Fund, Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, International Agency for Research in Cancer, Who, Vaccine Injury Compensation Act, Usda, Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Dr. David Graham, Superfund Waste Sites, Union of Concerned Scientists, National Institute for Environomental Health Sciences, Hurricane Katrina, American Chemical Council, Toxic Substances Control Act, World Health Organization, Environmental Protection Agency, Faroes Statement, The Surviellence Epidemiology and End Results, Chemical Related Illness, Vicp, Cog, Fema, Children's Oncology Group, Government Accounting Office, Epa, Dangerous Chemicals, Vioxx, Gao, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cam, Niehs, Seer, Iarc, Acc, Tosca, 100 Days, Politics News

No question, the energy and economic crisis affect us all. But noticeably absent from the primaries and now the presidential debates have been any discussions about America's children.

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Corn Crop To Be Larger Than Expected

Los Angeles Times | Jerry Hirsch | Posted 09.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Corn Crop, Usda, Ethanol, Corn, Farmers, Business News

Corn has taken an increasing role in the national economy in recent years because of its dual role as a source for auto fuel and its ubiquitous use in...

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Meat Recall, Economic Downturn: What Will Happen To Whole Foods?

New York Times | Stephanie Clifford | Posted 09.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Whole Foods, Whole Foods Recall, Whole Foods Meat, Coleman Natural Beef, Meat Recall, Meat Recall 2008, E.Coli, Omaha Beef, Nebraska Beef, New York Times, Food, Usda, Coleman Meats, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Business News

Whole Foods Market said Monday it would tighten oversight of its suppliers to keep substandard products out of stores, after recalling ground beef tha...

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A Darker Shade of Green

Elissa Altman | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Usda, Whole Foods, Emeril Lagasse, New York Times, Sustainability, Washington Post, Conagra, Nebraska Beef, Coleman Meats, Food, Living News

It's been a bang-up week in the increasingly green world we food professionals inhabit. To start, New York Times contributor Alessandra Staley brillia...

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Ruin Your Barbecue: Learn About The Industry!

Footnoted | Michelle Leder | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Usda, 4th of July, Smithfield Foods, Pork, Barbecue, Carbon Footprint, Business News

As we head into the Fourth of July holiday and what will no doubt be a weekend full of BBQs, I can't seem to get a number that I saw in the 10K that S...

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