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by Brian Halweil on November 6, 2007 Two recent campaigns hope
to make a difference by enlisting people around the world to make
small but effective changes in the seafood they eat.
by Danielle Nierenberg on November 2, 2007
Earlier this week, the World Cancer Research Fund released its global report on diet and cancer. The last time they released this report-—in 1997—it stirred up more than a little controversy. A decade later, the complaints are even louder.
by Brian Halweil on November 1, 2007 We assume that the world’s water bodies are big enough to dilute sewage,
industrial waste, farm runoff, and any other pollution we send their way. But two recent studies show that
the pollutants running into our water aren’t helping our already beleaguered fish
populations.
by Danielle Nierenberg on October 18, 2007
The food blogs have been buzzing this week with the news that a new "grass-fed" standard for meat was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But why all the hooplah and controversy over labeling?
by Brian Halweil on October 17, 2007
I
took particular interest in the recent U.S. scandal involving a seafood industry front group recommending that pregnant women eat
more fish, despite existing concerns about high mercury levels in some species.
by Danielle Nierenberg on October 11, 2007
The other day, I got some funny looks from a journalist who was interviewing me for an upcoming series on World Food Day. She asked me to list some of the ways I thought world hunger could be reduced. In addition to pointing to the need for better distribution of food and other resources, I gave my standard spiel about growing more food in cities. But what made the journalist look askance was my description of how exactly urban farmers in some parts of the world are fertilizing their crops: with human manure and urine.
by Danielle Nierenberg on September 27, 2007 Remember the uproar in 1995 when school kids in Minnesota began finding frogs with extra limbs? Speculation centered on pesticides, increased UV radiation, and infection from parasites—which ultimately turned out to be the “villain.”
by Brian Halweil on September 21, 2007 The most inspiring thing I’ve read lately about the oceans is “10 Solutions to Save the Ocean,” a series of short, upbeat, and to-the-point essays in the latest issue of Conservation magazine.
by Danielle Nierenberg on September 20, 2007 On Monday, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization predicted—in a surprising move for them—that the links between factory farming and disease are likely to worsen as human and livestock populations increase and our appetite for meat grows.
by Danielle Nierenberg on September 13, 2007 It’s been an interesting month for folks like me who write about farm animals. First, the American Journal of Public Health printed an editorial saying our appetite for meat products can contribute to the spread of diseases like avian flu. Then today, The Lancet published a study declaring that eating less red meat can help curb climate change.
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