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Ways of Bee-ing
Are organic bees faring better than their industrial counterparts? As news emerges about the collapse of honeybee colonies around the world, one reader wonders: are organic bees doing any better than their industrially farmed peers? To find out, Tom Philpott combs through the complexities of organic honey production, explains why the two situations mite be […]
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Hi, I’m a Defensive Mac
Apple CEO Steve Jobs says company is green, getting greener Thrilling headline writers everywhere, computer-maker Apple has pledged to go greener. Green Apple! Ha ha hee hee ho ho! In an open letter on the company website, CEO Steve Jobs responded to criticism that the manufacturer has lagged in removing toxics from its products and […]
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Haste Makes Waste
Savor your flavors with the slow-food movement You could say Carlo Petrini is a prophet of sorts. More than 20 years ago, the Italian gastronome and conservationist observed the decline in food varieties and flavors. Worried that the world would succumb to McDonald’s-ization, he created the Slow Food concept, which protects and publicizes local delicacies […]
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His Soul Goes Marching On
BP CEO John Browne and U.S. Interior Department official resign In one of the oddest corporate tumbles in recent memory, BP CEO John Browne has resigned over allegations that he lied in court about the origins of his four-year relationship with a male escort. Huh wha? Browne, who spent 41 years rising through the oil […]
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It’s safe, for now
Organic coffee is safe, for now.
In a victory for organic farmers in the developing world and organic coffee drinkers here, the USDA's National Organic Program has backed down and said that there will be no immediate change in the way these farmers are certified.
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Sigh
Wow. The Nation has elected to print some flat-footed, idiotic global warming skepticism from Alexander Cockburn, who has made a media career out of insulting people and generally being a dick. I don’t have time to get into it — see previous post — but you can check with Sir Oolius for some initial debunkery. […]
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This week
Yeargh! This week sucks. We’re having a whole series of planning/strategy meetings at Grist, which have eaten all my blogging time. There’s a conference on ethics and climate change starting tomorrow at UW that I intended to go to but now probably can’t. The WGIII IPCC report comes out on Friday, and I was supposed […]
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Catch a climate symposium at Town Hall on May 9
Rep. Jay Inslee, Democrat from Washington’s 1st congressional district and a clean-energy champion, will be discussing climate change with other local eco-experts (and with the audience) at Seattle’s Town Hall on May 9. Additional smart folks at the Symposium on Climate Policy, presented by the Thomas C. Wales Foundation, will include Denis Hayes, national coordinator […]
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All abruptly
John Browne, who’s been head of oil giant BP for 41 years, abruptly resigned yesterday. Browne grew the lackluster company into the second largest oil company in the world; he also was among the first oil executives to proactively acknowledge the danger of climate change and encourage action. The resignation came after Browne lied to […]
