Fruit and veggies grow on cinder-block walls
By John DeFore Green Right Now As more and more individuals and groups set out to re-introduce gardens to urban areas — often citing WWII’s “Victory Gardens” as proof that a large percentage of our...
View ArticleFood indulgence in America: How attitudes weigh us down
By Paula Minahan Green Right Now Piles of cracked and broken shells. Gnawed bones pushed aside. Remnants of what tempted with shameless excess. And in the background, a young Army recruit observes,...
View ArticleWaste News
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Ever on the look out for signs of the times, we noticed the other day that “Waste News,” a trade publication covering the waste, salvage and recycling industries,...
View ArticleFrogs could be nearing extinction thanks to human consumption
By John DeFore Green Right Now Last year may have been the Year of the Frog, but it appears that twelve months of focus on amphibian-threatening disease haven’t eased one threat to Kermit’s cousins:...
View ArticleA side of heavy metal with your sloppy joe?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Oh for the days when all we had to worry about was a little pesticide residue on our apples. This past week brought two reminders that what we don’t know is in our...
View ArticleHow to waste less food
By Robert Lilienfeld Green Right Now When it comes to ensuring that sustainable development lives up to its potential for creating environmental, economic and social gains, the global reduction of...
View ArticleFood vs. the environment: getting to the meat of the problem
“Food from the root is better for you than food from the hoof.” — Dr. Jay Adlersberg, Health and Medical reporter at WABC-TV By Christopher Peake Even a cattle rancher probably wouldn’t deny that if...
View ArticleScientists criticize French study of GMO corn
From Green Right Now Reports Research by French scientists showing that rats fed GMO corn developed tumors and died prematurely has prompted the French government to call for additional investigation...
View ArticleSmall agriculture innovators making a difference in U.S. communities
From Green Right Now Reports Food groups celebrated Food Day in the U.S. this week with a variety of commemorations. But advocates know that recognizing the need for a food-secure world is the least of...
View ArticleHow we can cultivate a better food system in 2013
By Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson Founders of Food Tank: The Food Think Tank Danielle Nierenberg As we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and promises to improve their diet...
View ArticleBees get a break in Europe
Green Right Now Reports Resisting industry pressure, a majority of European Union nations voted on Monday to ban bee-killing pesticides for two years. The temporary ban, hailed by environmentalists,...
View ArticleThe pending health epidemic that Congress could address – post shutdown...
Green Right Now Reports As Congress has been gripped by the dramedy of the Ted Cruz and Koch Brothers-inspired government shutdown/debt ceiling frenzy, people in California and a few other states have...
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