August 31st, 2009 by
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Food is a complex issue - on all of industrial, societal, and even psychological levels. Discussing food as a system, seemingly without variation, is painting some fairly broad strokes, but the key to this, if I read Pollan correctly, is through...
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Environment, Food, Health, natural
August 31st, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
Hybrids, electric or diesel? Oh my! What’s an environmentally conscious car consumer to...
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cars, diesel, driving, electric, Environment, fuel efficiency, hybrids, transportation, waste vegetable oil
August 27th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
Earlier this week the New York Times began a section of stories called Toxic Waters – a look at the worsening pollution of America’s waters. To continue SocialYell’s discussion on water safety I wanted to highlight the first article in the series: Debating How Much Weed Killer is Safe in Your Water...
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conatmination, Health, pesticide, water
August 27th, 2009 by
mjnesta View Comments
If you tuned into SocialYell last week, you got a primer on fauxganics. At its most basic level, organic foods, particularly whole foods (those that come right off the vine, branch, etc.), may not be as pure as you think. Prepare to get even more befuddled.
Slide a few aisles down in the supermarket and hit...
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August 26th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
Shifting to a sustainable lifestyle can be a pain. Solar panels need to be installed, farmers markets require early weekend wake ups and those darned reusable grocery bags can just get left behind. So why do so many people make the...
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deep ecology, ecology, religion, Sustainability
August 26th, 2009 by
Ashley Strickland View Comments
We’re facing a global controversy that shakes the very idea of being green down to its core by questioning one very simple practice: does recycling work? The results: Recycling works, but only as well as we make it...
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aluminum, economy, glass, Going Green, paper, plastic, recycling, styrofoam
August 24th, 2009 by
David Rostan View Comments
We are giving away a free ZeroWater water filter system. It's easy to enter and to spread the conversation about clean...
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give-away, water
August 21st, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
The Canadian Medical Association called for a federal ban all antibacterial household products because of growing research that shows they cause bacterial resistance, according to the Globe and...
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antibacterial, ban, Canada, carcinogens, Environment
August 20th, 2009 by
Ashley Strickland View Comments
Are you a bottled water kind of person or do you take your water from a filtered tap? Not sure what you do and don’t know about safe drinking water? Check out what the experts have to...
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Bottled Water, glass, safe drinking water, water filters
August 19th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
I give my parents a hard time about cruise ship vacations and the addiction known as golf, but never give them alternatives. What are people supposed to do for fun that has a low impact on the...
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entertainment, games, golf, legos, national parks, sustainable, travel
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