Posts tagged: #biodiversity

In the News: A Plant Based Diet is Good For the Planet! Add the Endangered Species Act to Trump’s Dismantling! New Immigration Rule Rejects the Poor!

According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Plant-Based Foods Are the Key to Fighting Climate Change! We consume too much meat as a nation, and factory farms have got to go! Global meat consumption must fall to … Read More

iEat Green Wishes You All a Happy Earth Week! Dr. Peter Carter, Founder of the Climate Emergency Institute Joins Bhavani on PRN

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all finding time to bask in the beginnings of Spring and Earth Day Week! The weather is beautiful, and I am enjoying being outdoors and getting into my garden again! My guest this week … Read More

Growth in Organic Industry Continues; Riverkeeper’s Massive Clean Up Success; Wind Engery Program Begins Training for Mine-workers; Farmer’s Mark Season Boosts Access to Fresh Produce; Biodiversity Makes a Comeback

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2016 Count of Certified Organic Operations The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new data indicating the organic industry continues to grow domestically and globally, with 24,650 certified organic operations in the United States, and 37,032 around the world!!! I … Read More

iEat Green Savors the LI Food and Film Feast; Paul Gallay, President of Riverkeeper, Joins Bhavani on the Progressive Radio Network

Hi All, I am still riding the “high” I get, after pulling off a successful, fun filled event! Slow Food North Shore’s 4th Annual Long Island Food and Film Feast was this past Sunday evening at the Cinema Arts Centre … Read More

Food Policy Keeps Up; Washington DC Food Tank Summit Inspires; NYC Bodegas Protest; EPA Reports Smudged; Biodiversity Improves Standards

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Civil Eats Describes Food Policy Today “With policy changes taking place at breakneck speed in Washington, there is no certainty with respect to laws that have made the U.S. food system safer, healthier, and more sustainable. The only certainty is that … Read More

January 31: Ecological Landscape Alliance

LANDSCAPE HEROES: CARBON, WATER, AND BIODIVERSITY January 31, 2017 @ 8:00 am EST – 5:00 pm EST Cost: $79 – $99 Small Steps – Big Impacts Join us at UMass Amherst on Tuesday, January 31st for an in-depth, inspiring conversation on … Read More

Progress Made for NY-SNAP Recipients; Biodiversity and Farming; Carageenan Banned From Organic; New Globe Maps

NYC supermarket to introduce bonus program for SNAP recipients Last Thursday, New York’s Industrial Development Agency approved a series of tax incentives that would incentivize fruit and vegetable buying for shoppers who pay for them with SNAP benefits. That is, the … Read More

Tell the Senate: Don’t Let Monsanto Run the EPA; Demand the Truth: Labeling Animal Welfare; Support the OCA; Tell the EPA: NO Dumping in Puget Sound

Tell the Senate: Don’t Let Monsanto Run the USDA and EPA!  Since the new elect President, most of us will agree that the job now is to try to keep as many of “Monsanto’s minions” as possible from winning positions in the USDA, … Read More