June 6: Join the Call to #BootPruitt and Demand Environmental Justice

Posted on June 4, 2018

What: Briefing call: Environmental racism and how we can stop Scott Pruitt When: Wednesday, June 6th, 7 PM Eastern / 4 PM Pacific Where: Your phone or computer Click here to sign up to attend the briefing! The Poor People’s … Read More

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iEat Green Joins the March For Science; LIU is Expanding Their Sustainability Program; Jessie Breslau from Foodshed.io Joins Bhavani on PRN

Posted on April 10, 2018

Hi Everybody, I can’t believe it has already been one year since the 2017 March for Science! The current administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency, have spent the past year trying to denounce and prevent science based information from … Read More

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Chile Soda Tax Highest in the World; Industrial Agribusiness Not Sustainable; Monsanto’s Congressional Hearing Over

Posted on February 12, 2018

NY Times Reports How Chile is Changing the Food Market “The Chilean government, facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling rules aimed at transforming the … Read More

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Stop OFF-Shore Drilling; Help Protect the Wild Bee Population; Get NY OFF Fossil Fuels

Posted on February 12, 2018

“Imagine offshore oil rigs lining the entire U.S. coast, threatening our coastal communities, beaches and wildlife with dirty oil spills. Under the new offshore drilling program proposed by the Trump administration, this nightmarish scenario could become reality.” – Earth Justice … Read More

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Keep School Food Healthy; Protect Pebble Mine; Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Rising Ocean Temperatures

Posted on January 30, 2018

Keep School Food Healthy and Nutritious for Children Everywhere and support the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Farm to School Movement Help CSPI protect the progress we’ve all fought so hard for—less salt, more fruits, vegetables, … Read More

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iEat Green Wonders…What is Happening? Are We Living in a Military State? Is This My Country? I Don’t Recognize It!! Serving Up Some Holiday Cheer in Rufus King Park; Lorrie Clevenger, Founding Member of Rise and Root Farm, Joins Bhavani on PRN!

Posted on December 19, 2017

Hi All, Banned words? One day we read that the Center for Disease Control is not allowed to use words like fetus or transgender, and the next day we read that the Environmental Protection Agency is spying on their employees … Read More

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iEat Green Struggles to Stay Optimistic in Today’s Political Climate; Join Us in Bringing a Holiday Meal to Those In Need; Annie Novak from Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, Joins Bhavani on PRN

Posted on December 5, 2017

Hi Everyone, I wake up every morning to The Morning Edition on NPR, and I think I might need to re-evaluate that. I start the day depressed, before I even get out of bed! I’m half kidding, because I am … Read More

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Ban Chlorpyrifos; Keep the Soil in Organics; Clovis Investigation Creates Pressure for USDA

Posted on October 31, 2017

Organic Consumers Association Reminds Us of What is at Stake With Chemicals Like Chlorpyrifos In November 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally took steps to ban chlorpyrifos, an agricultural pesticide known to be especially harmful to people having regular, consistent contact, … Read More

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