Food

Contessa's Frozen Food Goes Green May 16th, 2008

Food manufacturing facilities, the fifth largest energy-consuming manufacturing category, have in front of them the tough task of reducing their energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions when the food manufacturing facility is, particularly, a frozen...more

Is The End Near? May 13th, 2008

The New Food-Politics Reader Isn't Optimistic

To put it lightly: the food system is out of whack. So much so that we're conjuring up Thomas Malthus, a British economist not known for optimism. At the turn of the 19th Century, he predicted that a growing...more

Sustainable Food Swapping May 9th, 2008

Not quite as racy as key parties, but a healthier couples activity

Here's a green idea that's like an updated version of the consciousness-raising women's lib groups of the 70s (or a little reminiscent of spouse-swapping key parties, except much healthier for the couples involved). A group...more

Food Services Industry Hammered On Climate Performance May 8th, 2008

Google, Anheuser-Busch and Levi Strauss had the largest score improvement, each jumping over 20 points, in Climate Counts’ second annual Company Scorecard. Improvement was broad, however with the average company score improving 22 percent over...more

Building The Doomsday Vault -- Seeds to Save the Human Race May 8th, 2008

When Will We Stop Taking Plants For Granted?

The Doomsday Vault, a tunnel in the Arctic that will eventually be lined with concrete and fitted with blast-proof doors, may be the key to human survival post world disaster. The vault will be able...more

Book Review: Trespassing May 8th, 2008

A Glimpse Into Life Near A Southeast Michigan CAFO

Recently, Wayne State University Press published “Trespassing: Dirt Stories and Field Notes” by Janet Kaufman, a professor of English at Eastern Michigan University. It’s a combination of short stories and essays inspired by Kaufman’s experience...more

The Whole Hog May 6th, 2008

More Pig News

The blog post about Pigs As Pesticides has gotten quite a response. So, in the spirit of Porky, Babe, Wilbur, here’s more news in the world of pigs.   Handel’s Hog Heaven Pigs, it seems, are...more

Eating the rainforest May 5th, 2008

With global problems like hunger, wars and environmental destruction it is hard to prioritize. All those things are important and a priority. But what if one leads to another? Recently, the governor of a Brazilian farming...more

BPA: The Dangers of Canned Foods May Be Greater Than Plastics April 25th, 2008

Report Says Canned Foods – Pasta and Soup -- May Be Even More Dangerous

The headlines have focused on the dangers of BPA (bisphenol-A, an endocrine-disrupting chemical) in plastics. But it turns out that the BPA in the plastic lining of canned foods may pose even greater dangers. Many canned...more

Java Jacket Junkie April 25th, 2008

Seattle-(Shannon) Seattle is notorious for its coffee consumption. In the home of such illustrious caffeine pushers as Starbucks, Tully’s and Seattle’s Best Coffee, Seattleites are Buzzed by the Bean pretty much constantly. Walk around the downtown...more