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At the end of January, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California’s ban on processing of non-ambulatory, or “downer,” livestock, specifically pigs and hogs. The ban on the sale of pigs too weak to walk cannot be enforced because a less rigorous law regulates slaughterhouse inspections. California state ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior (2 comments)
Delicious TV and Vegan Mainstream have joined together to promote the Indie GoGo crowd sourced funding campaign for Delicious TV’s new show, Vegan Mashup. The show will premiere this summer on public television stations nationwide. Vegan Mashup focuses on easily preparing tasty plant-based recipes and makes healthy eating fun ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu this week launched the Water Tight 2012 report, which explores the future of the global water sector in the year ahead. The report examines how major global trends such as population growth, increasing economic development, and urbanization, coupled with the changes in climate patterns, underscore the importance ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Economics, Finance & Money, Food, Water
Frisch vom Dach is building an aquaponic farm on the roof of an old malthouse in Berlin that will produce both vegetables and fish. German company Frisch vom Dach is building an aquaponic farm on the roof of an old malthouse in Berlin that will produce both vegetables and fish ... keep reading
Written by Springwise last month, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
Alcohol is one of the most addicting substances on Earth. Alcoholism is so prevalent and can be so disruptive to society that the United States once succeeded in banning it. Remnants of the Prohibition and America's puritanical founding can still be seen in the "blue laws" of many areas ... keep reading
Written by ENN last month, about Children and Families, Education, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior
I woke up one morning last week with the words of deceased Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai ringing in my mind. I can’t remember the comment exactly, but I remember Maathai saying, of her childhood in Nyer, that she and her fellow villagers never wanted for anything ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts last month, about Consumerism, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
2012 is expected to be around 0.48 °C warmer than the long-term (1961-1990) global average of 14.0 °C, with a predicted likely range of between 0.34 °C and 0.62 °C, according to the Met Office annual global temperature forecast. The middle of this range would place ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Climate Change, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Weather
Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent with a population in 2011 of 3,879,000,000 (3.8 billion). It covers 8.6% of the Earth’s total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60 ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh last month, about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Industry & Business, Population, Water
Why do heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease on the increase around the world that can lead to serious health problems? Scientists are offering a new solution to that long-standing mystery in a report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry. Ling ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior
In January, the United States became the first country ever to place catch limits on every species it manages for all federally managed fisheries. The limits, released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are the latest step taken by the U.S. to sustain both commercial and recreational ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
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