iEat Green Shares Highlights from the LI Food Conference; Join the Cooking Extravaganza for Thanksgiving! Cooking for the Sierra Club; Casting our Vote! Jon Chin, from Share Meals, Joins Bhavani on PRN! Joins

Posted on November 7, 2018

Hi All, The 2018 Long Island Food Conference is behind us, but the work to make Food a national political issue is still ahead of us! When I say Food, I mean a fair food system where everyone has access … Read More

Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani Tagged with: #antibiotics, #chemicals, #coat drive, #Democratic Initiative, #diet for a small planet, #food pantry, #Frances Moore Lappe, #GMO's, #homelessness, #Hormones, #hunger, #Jon Chin, #LI Food Conference, #living democracy, #PCB's, #Pesticides, #plastic, #River Fund NY, #Share Meals, #Sierra Club, #Tom Colicchio

Carbon Farming and the NY Healthy Soil Coalition; Global Demand for Animal-Meat Still Astonishing; Updates on Clean (Rather Dirty) Drinking Water Supplies; EPA’s Andrew Wheeler Still Pushing Trump’s Agenda; Restaurateurs Making A Difference for Public Land Conservation

Posted on July 31, 2018

A Consensus is Forming – Report on Soil Health Summit (July 18) By Elizabeth Henderson “The era of soil health is dawning – that is the conclusion we heard from David Montgomery, keynote speaker at the New York Soil Health … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #Blake Spalding and her business partner, #chemicals, #clean drinking supply, #Environmental Working Group, #founded Hell's Backbone Grill in Boulder, #global demand live animal meat production, #Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument, #heat temperatures rise, #Jen Castle, #Long Island, #new york, #pollution, #science study, #tap water, #Utah

Ban on Plastic Straws Discussed in NYC; Keep the EPA Working for Public Interest; Join the People’s Movement for Climate Justice

Posted on July 24, 2018

Let’s rid ourselves of single-use plastic! Call and let your representative know that you want NO PLASTIC in retailers, as the NY City Council convenes this week to discuss the Plastic Straw ban, recently introduced by Councilman Rafael Espinal. On board, … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #and Justice., #asbestos, #carcinogenic, #chemicals, #environmental protection, #EPA, #farm bill, #food and water watch, #Jobs, #Lead in water, #perchloroethylene, #pfas, #Rise for Climate, #take direct action, #TCE, #trichloroethylene, #trump, #water contamination

Stop the Filthy Food Act; Decrease Impulse Junk Food Buying; Ban Chemicals in Our Food; Join the Food Revolution

Posted on May 2, 2017

Stop the Filthy Food Act “Dirty food, dirty air, dirty water—that’s what we’ll get if we don’t stop Congress from passing the Big Business Protection Act. (Okay, the real, but deceptive, name of the bill is the Regulatory Accountability Act.) … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #chemicals, #EPA, #food and health safety, #good food revolution, #impulse, #Monsanto, #protect public safety, #supermarket junk food, #supermarkets remove junk food, #trump

Save the Soil; Chemically Driven; Skin Care Bad for Black Women

Posted on January 3, 2017

Save the Soil One of the last acts of the Obama Administration was to recognize the importance of soil. The new ‘Federal Strategic Plan for Soil Science‘ says: “Soil is essential to human life. Not only is it vital for … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #ayurveda, #black lives matter, #black women, #chemicals, #Environmental Working Group, #EWG, #obama administration, #OCA, #Organic Consumers Association, #skin deep scandal, #soil strategy

Take Action: It’s time to can BPA; No More Monsanto Money; Tell the EPA to Ban Atrazine; Tell the EPA to Get Phthalates out of our Food

Posted on August 16, 2016

It’s Time to Can BPA Bisephenol A (BPA) is an organic synthetic compound and chemical—a colorless solid—that has been employed commercially since 1957 to make clear, tough plastics and epoxy resins. It is made profusely into a variety of consumer … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #bpa, #bpa-based plastic, #chemicals, #epoxy resin, #FDA, #food and drug administration, #food justice, #gmo label, #money, #Monsanto, #organic

Take Action: Tell Senate to Strengthen Our Personal Care Safety Laws; Help Defend Vermont’s GMO Labeling Law

Posted on June 20, 2016

Tell Senate to Strengthen Our Personal Care Safety Laws Companies can use any chemicals in your cosmetics and personal care items without having to prove they’re safe. This is especially disturbing since many of these chemical-laden products are used on … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #bloodstream, #cancer, #chemicals, #cosmetics, #fertility issues, #gma, #GMO labeling, #July 1st, #lotion, #Monsanto, #Organic Consumers Association, #personal care items, #Personal Care Products Safety Act, #senate, #shampoo, #skin, #toothpaste, #Vermont

In the News: Milk Industry is Turning to Small Batch Operations; Strawberries Now Top Dirty Dozen List; Ag Department Proposing Stricter Animal Welfare Standards for Organic Chicken and Meat

Posted on April 12, 2016

Milk Industry is Turning to Small Batch Operations More and more consumers are learning about the negative impacts of factory farming, the awful treatment of the animals, and the lower quality product that results. Many farmers are responding to this … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #Agriculture Department, #animal welfare, #california, #chemicals, #cows, #dairy industry, #dirty dozen, #factory farms, #local food, #microdairies, #milk, #non-homogenized, #organic, #organic meat, #Pesticides, #poultry, #regulations, #strawberries