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Sandor Ellix Katz, Chelsea Green Publishing. September 16, 2009.
"Everything I see, hear, or read about standard commercial factory
farming and slaughtering fills me with disgust," writes Katz, who explores why people
choose vegetarianism.
Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal. September 15, 2009.
Not only do bumblebees pollinate about 15 percent of our food crops
(valued at $3 billion), they also occupy a critical role as native pollinators.
Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. September 15, 2009.
With the release of their movie, the family has gotten a lot of press --
some of it negative. Here's why the critics are wrong.
Dan Barber, The Nation. September 14, 2009.
A lack of technique behind the stove is, in the end, as complicit in
harming human health and the environment as the confinement pig or the corn-fed steer.
Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. September 14, 2009.
Schwarzenegger's solution -- he supports the higher renewable energy
goal in principle -- is to mandate the change through executive order.
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. September 10, 2009.
Parts of America are slipping back toward the Dark Ages, when fear of
knowledge and science led to an impoverishment of civilization.
Michael Pollan, The Nation. September 10, 2009.
Wendell Berry's now-famous formulation, "eating is an agricultural
act" -- is perhaps his signal contribution to the rethinking of food and farming
under way today.
Sarah Irani, EcoSalon. September 10, 2009.
Here are my top picks for ecological and sustainable reading.
Joan Hamilton, Sierra Club. September 9, 2009.
With global warming upon us, scientists may need to use these
sanctuaries as laboratories in which to play Noah, if not god.
Elise McDonough, Chelsea Green Publishing. September 9, 2009.
Consumers shopping for sustainable selections will encounter a series of
complicated considerations that go way beyond price per pound and freshness.
Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. September 8, 2009.
The job destroyers and climate destroyers of the right wing most
certainly smell blood -- and what they want to do is no joke.
Zachary Adam Cohen, AlterNet. September 8, 2009.
It has been a great year for sustainable foodies -- here's the best of
what has happened so far.
Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger. September 8, 2009.
While we're constantly looking for greener gadgets that use less energy,
is it possible to ever make our obsession with gadgets guilt-free?
Meg White, BuzzFlash. September 8, 2009.
Monsanto and the U.S. government are dealing with unanticipated hazards
of the pesticide Roundup in the South American drug war.
Stacy Mitchell, New Rules Project. September 8, 2009.
Hoping to capitalize on growing public enthusiasm for all things local,
some of the world's biggest corporations are brashly laying claim to the word
"local."
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 8, 2009.
How Americans for Prosperity, the astroturf group that organized
town-hall thuggery, teamed up with Fox News to force out Van Jones.
Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. September 7, 2009.
A mutant protein linked to major diseases has invaded the world's dairy
supply, including, most likely, the jug of milk in your fridge.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 7, 2009.
The truth is, progressives need Van Jones working on the outside
providing vision and leadership, not on the inside with his mouth buttoned.
Tim Doody, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.
The group that masterminded the park built all the chaise lounges,
benches, bleacher seating and decking with tropical hardwood ripped from the jungles of
the Amazon.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.
As money has gotten tight and the local-foods movement more popular,
urban foraging has become a hit. I spent a day with one forager in San Francisco.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. September 2, 2009.
Thin-film solar is revolutionizing the renewables industry. How soon can
you get in on the action?
Doug Struck, Miller-McCune.com. August 31, 2009.
While the corn ethanol bubble has pretty much popped, serious efforts to
find an economically sound and carbon-smart biological-based fuel continue.
Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society. August 31, 2009.
Glenn Beck spent last week smearing Van Jones with misinformation and
outright lies. Here's setting the record straight.
Jim Hightower, AlterNet. August 29, 2009.
Since Astroturf itself is made up of petroleum, there's a certain poetic
symmetry in having Big Oil produce the silliest astroturf campaign yet.
Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing. August 28, 2009.
Were we traumatized? Did we feel sorry for the chicken? Are we dreading
this weekend, where we'll have to kill 150 more? Here's why not.
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