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Commentary & Opinion Commentary & OpinionAugust 16, 2018 With half the planet saved for nature, will we have enough to eat?
Source: Anthropocene Magazine
The idea of devoting half of Earth’s terrestrial surface to rich, intact forms of nature has stirred conservationist imaginations in the last few years. It’s an inspiring vision, simple yet powerful, a bright aspiration amidst... June 30, 2017 Failed environmental law puts Californians and their businesses at risk
Source: Orange County Register
Will your veggies give you cancer? Probably not, according to a Reuters investigative report which uncovered severe intellectual dishonesty in a decision to classify the popular weed killer glyphosate as a “probable human... February 13, 2017 Food waste is a scandal, but to blame it on millennials is nonsense
Source: The Guardian
But the real deciding factors in whether or not people waste food aren’t to do with age or social media: they’re about income, local amenities, shift patterns, if you were ever taught to cook and how much you care about the... August 22, 2016 Time To Move Beyond GMO Controversy And Take Advantage Of Scientific Progress
Source: Forbes
But no one has demonstrated that GM crops pose any unique problem and there seems to be no way for them to be responsible for anything as a class. If there is indeed no danger, then why don’t we just do the sensible thing and... May 24, 2016 The date on the milk carton says it's expired, but is it?
Source: LA Times
Think how many times you've checked a carton of milk or wedge of cheese in your fridge and saw that it had passed the date on the package. The typical response is to throw it away. May 18, 2016 How Monsanto's CEO Thinks We Can Feed the World - text/video
Source: Fortune
The world’s agricultural industry has a tall order to fill—it must grow twice as much on roughly the same footprint with less water all by 2050. April 14, 2016 Is it organic' When lifestyle choices have gone too farSource: SBS.comThe farmers’ market idea of 'purity' and the promise of 'natural' and 'simple' supermarket products and 'wholesome' tonics is troubling April 7, 2016 War on BPA: Recent campaign is not the first go-round for Campbell Soup Co.
Plastics Today - 18, 2012, issue of Forbes magazine. It was written by contributor Jon Entine, a self-described skeptic who writes about science, public policy, media and NGOs. His article reveals â??what happens when... March 21, 2016 Why I Don't Buy Organic, And Why You Might Not Want To Either
Source: Forbes
I don’t buy organic foods. In fact I specifically avoid doing so. It’s not my place to tell anyone else what to do, but I’d like to lay out three, seriously considered factors that have shaped my personal stance on organic: March 10, 2016 Are GMOs Bad for the Environment'ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP - In a recent interview for New York magazine's Grub Street, author and food activist Michael Pollan laid out why he believes that food containing genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) should be... |
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