In The News: High Fructose Corn Syrup Has a New Name; 7 Mobile Apps To Help You Find GMO and Additive-Free Foods; The Drought Has Stolen a Year’s Worth of Rain From California

Posted on August 4, 2015

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High Fructose Corn Syrup Has a New Name High Fructose Corn Syrup Manufactures are trying to convince consumers into thinking that HFCS is like sugar by changing its name to Fructose. When the FDA rejected the corn syrup bid, the … Read More

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Take Action: The Monsanto Protection Act is Back; Don’t Allow Mining on Sacred Native American Land in Arizona; Tell Gov. Jerry Brown to End Fracking and Extreme Oil Extraction in California

Posted on July 21, 2015

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The Monsanto Protection Act is Back According to the Environmental Working Group, a leading advocate for GMO labeling and major opponent of Rep. Pompeo’s legislation, the new Monsanto Protection Act would: Block all state laws requiring mandatory GMO labeling, including … Read More

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In The News: The Future Of Food Is On The Table; Your “Organic” Strawberries Aren’t Really Organic; Wide Use of Antibiotics Allows C. Diff to Flourish; Scientists Warn to Expect More Weather Extremes

Posted on June 2, 2015

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The Future Of Food Is On The Table The event, called Expo Milano 2015, is the latest World’s Fair. This year’s theme is “feeding the planet, energy for life.” The global population is projected to pass 9 billion by 2050, and Expo … Read More

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In The News: Oil Spill In Santa Barbara, CA; Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm Comes to Rhode Island; Many Probiotics Taken for Celiac Disease Contain Gluten; Your Contribution to the California Drought; Turtle Die-Offs Remain a Mystery

Posted on May 25, 2015

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Oil Spill In Santa Barbara, CA This is why pipelines are so dangerous, because accidents always happen. We need to invest in clean energy! Watch this heartbreaking short clip about the oil spill that just happened, last week, in California. … Read More

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iEat Green Interviews Margaret Gray, Author of “Labor and the Locavore: The Making of a Comprehensive Food Ethic”?

Posted on May 4, 2015

Hi Everybody, Well it certainly seems like Spring has arrived, and I am very excited to begin working in my garden again. I’ve met some wonderful people who will be interning with me this summer, and assisting me in my … Read More

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In The News: Germans Ditching Sausage for Vegetarian Food Over Health Concerns, Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues, The Uphill Battle to Better Regulate Formaldehyde, Central Valley’s Growing Concern: Crops Raised with Oil Field Water

Posted on May 4, 2015

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Germans Ditching Sausage for Vegetarian Food Over Health Concerns German’s love their sausage! But recently, it has been a hot topic that eating too much meat can result in various health problems; not to mention concerns for animal welfare and … Read More

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Take Action: Tell the U.S. Forest Service: Stop Nestl??s Illegal Water Extraction, Tell the EPA: Ban the Agricultural Use of Brain-Harming Chlorpyrifos, Call Right Now and Ask Rep. Israel to Co-Sponsor the Bill to Ban Fracking on Public Lands, Sign the Petition: I Support GMO Labeling in New York!

Posted on April 21, 2015

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Tell the U.S. Forest Service: Stop Nestl??s Illegal Water Extraction This is unbelievable. An investigation by the Desert Sun newspaper has revealed that the Nestl? corporation has been illegally pumping water out of a Southern California national forest for its … Read More

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