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Labor and Climate Justice: 60+ Environmental Justice groups appeal to AFL-CIO on eve of convention
On the eve of the annual AFL-CIO 2013 convention, over 60 environmental justice groups wrote a letter to the Labor Movement about climate change. Its a sort of tough-love letter from the Climate Justice Alliance, with sharp analyses of our shared crisis, opportunities for collaboration, and identification of the historic divisions between Labor and the […]
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Fracking study downgrades methane worries, escalates enviro infighting
Environmental Defense Fund helped pay for a study that found fracking might not be so terrible for the climate. Other green groups are not pleased.
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This entire village moved out to make room for tigers
And the tigers -- one tiger at least -- moved in.
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America’s kids eating healthier, getting fitter
The sweet news from a new study is that children are exercising more, watching TV less, and eating more healthful foods than they used to.
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Pebble Mine project in Alaska is on the ropes
One of two companies that wanted to build a massive gold and copper mine near Bristol Bay has pulled out of the project, leaving its future uncertain.
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New species of snail looks like really unappetizing candy
Scientists have found a new species of cave-dwelling snail in a cave in Croatia.
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Herbicide drift threatens vineyards
Wisconsin is home to a flourishing grape-farming industry. Who knew? But that industry is threatened by pesticides from corn and soy farms.
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Gourmet restaurants are making gourmet chickens by feeding them gourmet leftovers
The gourmet food company D'Artagnan has come up with an ingenious (or creepy) plan for recycling kitchen scraps from high-end restaurants.
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Sketchy food policy: Exploring our broken food system in cartoons
Marion Nestle's newest book packs a lot of food policy into easy-to-digest illustrations. Here's a sampling.
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The Global Land Rush
By Lester R. Brown Between 2007 and mid-2008, world grain and soybean prices more than doubled. As food prices climbed everywhere, some exporting countries began to restrict grain shipments in an effort to limit food price inflation at home.Importing countries panicked. Some tried to negotiate long-term grain supply agreements with exporting countries, but in a […]
