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Toxic Flame Retardant May Be Entering Our Food Supply

Posted on Jun 30, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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Transporting food thousands of miles farm to market has its consequences. Not only does this practice leave a heavy carbon footprint and mean food is not as fresh as if locally grown, but the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found it also allows toxic chemicals to enter our food supply. Of particular concern are the plastic pallets “used to ship, cool and store produce.” These pallets contain decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca), a toxic flame retardant that may be leaching into our food.
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Why are Beans so Good for You?

Posted on Jun 27, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

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Are beans a regular part of your diet? If you’re interested in improving your health and well being, they should be. Our ancestors could teach us a thing or two about healthy eating, many cultures have included beans as a staple in their diets for thousands of years. So why are beans so good for you?
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World’s Fourth Largest Cattle Beef Trader Takes Initiative to End Amazon Destruction

Posted on Jun 24, 2009 by Ariel Schwartz.

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Want proof that Greenpeace activist campaigns actually make a difference? Look no further than this week’s announcement from Marfrig, the world’s fourth largest beef trader, that it has put a moratorium on buying cattle raised in newly deforested areas in the Amazon.

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5 Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea

Posted on Jun 22, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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I’m a coffee drinker, and I often feel guilty about my love for the bean when I hear about the benefits of green tea. Green tea is the most popular tea drank worldwide, and in the last two decades, it has gained popularity in the west. Green tea undergoes the least amount of processing compared to black tea, thus it contains more antioxidants.
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Meat Free Mondays: Paul McCartney’s Global Warming Campaign

Posted on Jun 19, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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Sir Paul McCartney and his late wife Linda have long been famous vegetarians, including writing several vegetarian cookbooks. Now the Beatle is promoting Meatless Mondays as a way to educate and promote family activism. The idea is simple: Go meat-free one day a week. This campaign follows on the announcement by the United Nations last fall:

In terms of immediacy of action and the feasibility of bringing about reductions in a short period of time, it clearly is the most attractive opportunity. Give up meat for one day [a week] initially, and decrease it from there.

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Share Backyard Fruit with Your Neighbors

Posted on Jun 12, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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I grew up with a peach tree in our small suburban backyard. Our next door neighbor also had a peach tree. When the fruit was ripe, much of it was wasted as it fell to the ground. This is a common problem with backyard fruit trees that produce a bounty beyond what one household can consume, but Neighborhood Fruit has the solution!
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