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Communities take bee action in their own backyards
Concerned with increasing bee die-offs, several Colorado neighborhoods have been taking matters into their own hands to create “bee-safe neighborhoods” by banning and reducing the use of neonicoti…
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Hgen-Dazs says no to synbio
Ice cream companies reject “extreme” genetically engineered vanilla WASHINGTON, D.C.—Leading ice cream company Häagen-Dazs has confirmed that it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biol…
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Health groups: OSHA rules needed for farmworkers
Farmers would have to post information for their workers on the pesticides being used if public health advocates had their way. Workers who experience potentially life-threatening exposure to a pestic…
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Learn What You Can Do To Help Save Our Bees
In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, two bee advocates, Tiffany Finck-Haynes, head of the BeeAction.org campaign for Friends of the Earth and Larissa Walker, the Pollinator Campaign Directo…
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In fighting deforestation, lets celebrate our victories: but beware the law of unintended consequences
Campaigns to transform the palm oil industry are having clear success on many fronts: Over twenty companies worldwide, including Unilever, Cargill, Wilmar, and Pepsico, have adopted sustainable palm o…
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We Don’t Know Enough About Nanomaterials To Be Adding Them So Freely To Our Food
Nanoparticles can be used to deliver vaccines, treat tumours, clean up oil spills, preserve food, protect skin from sun and kill bacteria. They’re so useful for purifying, thickening, colourin…
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New Study Suggests Airline Ticket Prices Need to Increase for Climate Policies To Work
As long as demand for air travel keeps increasing at projected rates, there’s really not much the airline industry can do to reduce its carbon emissions, according to new researchpublished by the U…
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Passive investing or active destruction: How robo-investing mows down forests for fun and profit
It’s a dynamic moment in the world of palm oil. Where, just a few years ago, not more than a handful of consumer companies showed concern over the overwhelming environmental and social costs of palm…
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Should Cruise Ships Be Taking Tourists to the Fragile Arctic?
Buying carbon offsets won’t stop global warming, but if you’re traveling, it’s your best individual option for reducing your carbon footprintWhen you’re preparing for a flight…
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Greens to sue EPA over aircraft emissions
A coalition of environmental groups said Tuesday that it would file a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to take action to curb carbon dioxide emissions…