Anheuser-Busch Pledges To Use Only Organic Hops In Its Organic Beer
As reported previously, the USDA is proposing to add 38 (non-organic) ingredients to the National List of allowable ingredients in[…]
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Don't Just Buy Local — Buy In Season
More and more consumers are beginning to understand the incredible environmental and economic benefits of buying local. Industrial agriculture and[…]
Read moreCoca-Cola And Cargill To Market Natural Sweetener
The beverage and food industries have sought the "perfect sweetener" for decades. It's no secret that standard table sugar (sucrose)[…]
Read moreUSDA Says Almonds Labeled As 'Raw' Or 'Organic' Must Be Pasteurized
Under pressure from industrial agriculture lobbyists, the USDA has quietly approved a new regulation that will effectively end distribution of[…]
Read moreMonsanto's Bovine Growth Hormone Being Driven Off The Market
The Organic Consumers Association has been working to educate and mobilize consumers and retailers (for example Starbucks) to boycott milk[…]
Read moreNew York Times Exposes USDA Sabotage Of Organics
On August 19, the New York Times exposed the USDA for shortchanging organic programs. Journalist Andrew Martin pointed out that[…]
Read moreFood Giants Brainwashing Kids
A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine indicates that the annual $10 billion the food and[…]
Read moreCars See First Carbon Emissions Rate Drop In Two Decades, But Overall Emissions Continue To Grow
The rate of carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and light trucks in the U.S. dipped for the first time[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Health Advocate Urges EPA To Adopt Stronger Protection Standards For Deadly Ozone Smog
During a public hearing on August 30th, on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to modestly strengthen the current health[…]
Read morePioneering Environmental Group Settles Into Wal-Mart's Hometown
On August 29th, Environmental Defense announced that it has ramped up its work with Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) by completing and[…]
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