Food for Thought About Global Warming
By Bruce Friedrich Despite the wave of frigid air that swept in with the new year, 2006 was the warmest[…]
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New Holland Sales Stable Convicted Of Animal Cruelty
On February 15, New Holland Sales Stable was convicted of animal cruelty in a Lancaster County courthouse for neglecting three[…]
Read moreBlind Justice
Farm Sanctuary expressed disappointment with the Feb. 16, 2007, ruling of the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (Docket[…]
Read moreDemand A New "Truth-In-Labeling" Standard For Vitamins/Supplements
Your favorite vitamin and supplement brand may label itself as "food-based" or "natural", but the overwhelming majority of today's supplements[…]
Read moreFDA Still Accepting Comments On Approval Of Cloned Foods
The FDA is accepting public comments on their controversial proposed regulations that would allow milk, eggs and meat from cloned[…]
Read moreChildren's Plastic Lunch Boxes
Last week, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act were released that show the U.S. government's Consumer Protection Safety[…]
Read moreEnding Bottled Water Addiction Will Save Money & Environment
BOTTLED WATER ISN'T NECESSARILY CLEANER: According to the San Francisco Chronicle and lawsuits from the Environmental Law Foundation, 40% of[…]
Read moreMonsanto Fined For False Advertising
A French court has fined the U.S. biotech behemoth Monsanto for falsely advertising its pesticide Roundup as non-toxic. Monsanto's ads[…]
Read moreWild Medicinal Plants To Be Protected Under New Global Standard
A much needed global standard for wild medicinal plant harvesting was launched at the World Organic Trade Fair last week.[…]
Read moreAffordable Backyard Wind Power Now Available
Southwest Windpower Company has released a backyard wind turbine that costs half the price of other turbines on the market.[…]
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