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Greenwash Alert: Sara Lee Claims “Eco-Grain” Better Than Organic

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:57:25 +0000

Going green has evolved from a movement of the crunchy counterculture to a mainstream obsession. Large corporations know there is money to be made from eco-friendly product claims, yet consumers are often left disillusioned by what it really means to be green. “Corporate baking giant” Sara Lee is no exception to greenwashing claiming [...]

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Simple, Delicious, and Natural Cooking with Mariel Hemingway

Sean Daily — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:06:47 +0000

GreenTalk radio host Sean Daily talks with film and TV actress, author, and natural living advocate Mariel Hemingway about her new book and website Mariel’s Kitchen. She created Mariel’s Kitchen™ in hopes of defining a new awareness for better health choices. The concept is the culmination of years Mariel studying diet, nutrition and medicine [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions at Colorado’s Green Breweries

Scott James — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:53:15 +0000

Green beer doesn’t just mean toasting to a four-leaf clover on St. Patrick’s Day or buying a six pack of Rolling Rock. Colorado breweries are at the forefront of the green revolution, essentially leading the way toward creating products with renewable energy. In Colorado, two major brewing companies each made announcements of green improvements to [...]

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Celebrate Hot Tea Month with a Greener Cuppa

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:04:13 +0000

Did you know January was Hot Tea Month? Me neither… apparently, though, the Tea Council of the US saw the height of cold and flu season as the perfect time to extol the health benefits of a hot cup of tea. According the Council’s web site, TeaUSA.com, theanine and flavonoids may contribute to a healthier [...]

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Britain Brings New Climate Change Recommendations on Meat to the Table

Scott James — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:43:18 +0000

Governments around the world are issuing varying calls related to sustainability, but most of them focus on political and financial issues. Typically, governments don’t get involved in making food recommendations, but Andy Burnham, Britain’s Health Secretary is embracing the web that links food, sustainability, and personal health. Calling climate change a “very real and present [...]

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Artificial, Engineered Soggy Meat Grown in Netherlands Lab

Jennifer Lance — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:13:59 +0000

Engineered food has just taken another move towards science fiction: artificial meat. Researchers in the Netherlands have grown what they describe as “soggy pork” in a laboratory and believe it will be available for human consumption in about five years. The artificial meat was grown from the live muscle tissue of a pig. Animal rights advocates, [...]

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Green Your Thanksgiving by Eliminating Food Waste

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:59:38 +0000

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and although this holiday is designed to celebrate the bounty of fall harvests and myths of US history, discarding (or composting) half the meal makes this holiday unsustainable. You may be planning to green your Thanksgiving by only serving local foods; however, if you waste those uneaten leftovers, you [...]

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Childhood Scurvy Cases on Rise in England

Jennifer Lance — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:04 +0000

Scurvy is one of those diseases of legend, conjuring up images of pirates and explorers of the sea. When I think of scurvy, I still recall an educational video shown in elementary school of sailors falling ill from a lack of vitamin C. Unfortunately for children in England, this legendary illness is on the rise. [...]

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