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Can a Bagel Really Give You Lung Cancer?
People who eat a sugary, starchy diet may be raising their risk of lung cancer, even if they don't smoke, researchers say. They found that people who recall eating more foods that have a high glycemic...
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Tilikum, SeaWorld's Notorious Killer Whale, Is Near Death
The 35-year-old orca, taken from his mother at the age of two, killed three people during his years of captivity, galvanizing animal activists against the company. The great and fearsome Tilikum, the...
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How In Trouble Are Bluefin Tuna, Really? Controversial Study Makes Waves
Bluefin tuna have been severely depleted by fishermen, and the fish have become a globally recognized poster child for the impacts of overfishing. Many chefs refuse to serve its rich, buttery flesh;...
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Cargill says to cut antibiotic use in cattle by 20 percent
Life | Tue Mar 8, 2016 6:15pm EST CHICAGO CHICAGO Cargill Inc [CARG.UL], a top U.S. meat processor, is trimming the use of antibiotics in its cattle supply amid concerns among some doctors and...
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More expensive soda? Lawmakers want to tax sugary drinks
Alarmed by an obesity epidemic, two state lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a "health impact fee" of 2 cents per ounce on sugar-sweetened sodas and other drinks sold in California. The proposal by...
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One Man’s Food Waste is Another's Sustainable Fashion Statement
As the population grows, prime farmland is diminishing. The combination of these two opposing realities makes larger questions about how to source the fiber we use to make clothing much more difficult...
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Here’s the big problem with Hillary's and Bernie’s plans to restrict fracking
| Wed Mar. 9, 2016 6:00 AM EST Could promises by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to dramatically restrict fracking actually make climate change worse? In Sunday night's presidential debate, both...
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Never Mind Trump. The Internet Wants to Watch What’s Behind Him
Donald Trump may have bullied his way into the center of the American political arena, but during his Super Tuesday victory speech last week, the real action took place in the margins. That’s where you...
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The Return of the Black Panther
Last year I was offered the opportunity to script an 11-issue series of Black Panther, for Marvel. The Black Panther—who, when he debuted in an issue of Fantastic Four, in 1966, was the first black...
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Are Misleading Date Labels Causing Food Waste?
No matter how many times we’re reminded that 40 percent of the food we produce in the U.S. goes to waste, it still manages to be a pretty shocking number. So when someone suggests a realistic solution...
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The UC Berkeley-11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship
Thank you for visiting the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism website at journalism.berkeley.edu. Please check back for updates. The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering eight...
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This Crop of Women Farmers is Stepping Up to Sustain the Land
Lindsey Morris Carpenter is the owner-operator of Grassroots Farm, a certified-organic, 40-acre farm in Wisconsin. “It’s important to me to use sustainable methods because it’s the only ethically sound...
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Protect our health, Stop Monsanto
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_dont_silence_science_loc_eu/?rc=fb&pv=168 Top scientists just warned Monsanto's herbicide probably causes cancer. It's the most widely used weed killer in the...
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Food Waste is a Massive Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.
Naomi Starkman is a Founder and the Editor-in-Chief of Civil Eats. She is a food policy consultant to Consumers Union and others, as well as a founding board member and the Strategic Communications...
View ArticleVictory for hens! Trader Joe’s goes 100% cage free
13 February 2016 Just two weeks after our supporter Jessie Duroe Hadley, a mom from Decatur, Georgia, started a change.org petition and days after our Adele “Hello” parody, Trader Joe’s announced they...
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Pesticide mixtures may increase health risks but are still unregulated by...
fotolia.com The study hypothesizes that pesticide mixtures may increase the possibility of gene mutations and decrease the body’s ability to repair damaged DNA. A UCLA study has found that the state...
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London Food Link events
LFL get-togethers, talks, training and other events to help join-the-dots between growers, producers, cookers, sellers and enjoyers of good food across the capital. See also Capital Growth training...
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7 Types of Fruit Trees You Can Grow in Your Living Room
There are decorative house plants and then there are edible plants that you tend to in a tiny kitchen garden. But what about in between? If you're looking for an indoor plant that's both decorative and...
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Sleep Munchies: Why It's Harder To Resist Snacks When We're Tired
There's lots of evidence that getting too little sleep is associated with overeating and an increased body weight. The question is, why? Part of the answer seems to be that skimping on sleep can...
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