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) National Geographic builds on its commitment to use recycled paper (May 2015)
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In a major step forward for the use of recycled paper in the magazine industry, the National…
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) Hershey announced that as part of achieving “simpler ingredients” it will be switching to non-GMO sugar, removing artificial flavors (vanillin), and sourcing milk from cows not treated with the growth hormone rBST in its iconic Milk Chocolate Bar…
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If you haven’t yet heard, here is some exciting news—and just in time for lunch. Chipotle announced that it is removing all of the genetically engineered ingredients from its menu, now serving only non GMO foods. In the New York Times, Steve Ells…
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non GMO foods, GMOs
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) Valentine’s Day often means a box of candy from your sweetie, but just what are you getting in that candy?
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Mamavation
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) Activists honored the Raise the Bar Hershey Campaign with the Activists Choice BENNY Award, celebrating the work of Green America’s coalitional efforts with allies to push Hershey into addressing child labor in its supply chain.
raise the bar hershey campaign, Hershey, Green America, benny award, child labor, fair labor, working conditions, child slavery
raise the bar hershey campaign, Hershey, Green America, benny award, child labor, fair labor, working conditions, child slavery
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) Using LED bulbs developed by GE, 40 percent less power, 80 percent less food waste and 99 percent less water usage, Shigeharu Shimamura turned a former Sony semiconductor factory in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture into the planet’s biggest interior hydroponic f
LED, LED lights, hydropnic farming, hydroponic farm
LED, LED lights, hydropnic farming, hydroponic farm
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) The Keystone Pipeline, which would carry roughly 830,000 barrels of crude oil has been one of the polarizing issues in American politics.
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Keystone pipeline
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) With the failure of the Federal Government to pass any legislation mandating the labeling of GMOs, and the uphill battle states are fighting to establish a right to know, consumers are looking for alternative options that allow them to choose…
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organics
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Today, Internet retail giant Amazon announced the first steps in moving to 100% wind power for the servers that power Amazon Web Services (AWS), its hosting subsidiary. In response to activists (including tens of thousands of Green America members…
Amazon clean energy, Amazon sustainability, solutions to climate change
Amazon clean energy, Amazon sustainability, solutions to climate change
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I just read an important editorial by New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow, in which he dissects a January survey from the Pew Research Center, showing how it explodes the myth of the so-called “welfare queens,” a term popularized by President…
Charles M. Blow, predatory lending, Break Up With Your Mega-Bank, green economy
Charles M. Blow, predatory lending, Break Up With Your Mega-Bank, green economy
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1. THE RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH
More and more studies point to the idea that there’s grave cause for concern about the health effects of consuming GMOs, including food allergies, irritable bowels, organ damage, and more. But when GMOs appear so…
are gmos good or bad, GMOs
are gmos good or bad, GMOs
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Originally published by the Organic & Non-GMO Report
by Ken Roseboro
Snowville Creamery’s Warren Taylor creates model to increase non-GMO feed supply as a way to convert to organic farming and eliminate GMOs.
Snowville Creamery, based in…
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As part of our Farmer-Grower series we interviewed Jill Smith, a dairywoman who is most definitely doing milk right. Jill owns and operates Pure Èire Dairy located in Othello, Washington. The name Èire is a bit of a play on words as it literally…
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sustainable agriculture
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In continuing our Farmer-Grower series, where we celebrate those who engage in sustainable agriculture, we interviewed Albert Straus, a dairyman who is revolutionizing what it means to operate a sustainable dairy. In addition to the dairy, Albert…
sustainable agriculture
sustainable agriculture
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) Latest Move by Hershey’s Follows the Removal of GMOs by General Mills, Unilever, Post Foods.
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) Rights and Labor Groups Concerned Work on Fishing Boats
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