Take Action: Stop a DARK Act Comeback; Tell the FDA GMO Mushrooms Aren’t Worth It; Stop the ChemChina-Syngenta Merger

Posted on May 2, 2016

Stop a DARK Act Comeback Another DARK Act vote may come to the Senate soon, and big food companies have been pouring money and lobbying efforts into getting senators to pass the the Act before the July 1st implementation of … Read More

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In the News: GMO Labeling Is On Its Way; Schools Nationwide Still Have Lead in the Water; GMO Labeling Urgent as USDA Deregulates New Monsanto Corn Strains; The Silicon Valley of Recycling

Posted on March 28, 2016

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GMO Labeling Is On Its Way Last week was such a huge week for GMO labeling news! Slowly but surely, GMO labeling is on its way in the U.S., and we could not be happier! Just last week, General Mills, … Read More

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In the News: General Mills to Label GMOs, Wild Species are Vital for Food Security; How Strictly Should We Be Following Sell-By Dates?

Posted on March 21, 2016

General Mills to Label GMOs Huge food company, General Mills, recently announced that it will label GMOs in all of its products sold in the U.S.! This is a very exciting development, especially after the DARK Act was voted down, … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #bacteria, #chefs, #Climate Change, #DARK act, #food security, #food waste, #general mills, #genetic traits, #GMO, #GMO labeling, #human population, #mandatory labeling, #saving seeds, #seed banks, #sell-by date, #stirfry, #vegetables, #Vermont, #wild species

In the News: The Anti-Packaging Movement; A Call for a Ban on Drug Ads on TV; Big Food Found Guilty in Multi Million Dollar Cover Up in GMO Labeling Fight

Posted on March 14, 2016

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The Anti-Packaging Movement Everyone has heard of recycling, but “pre-cycling” (eliminating waste before it’s created) is a more obscure concept. Stores of every kind use over zealous amounts of packaging for their products, sometimes even packing products in a plastic … Read More

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The GMO Labeling Rally in Albany; iEat Green Interviews Chef Daniel Boulud, World Renown Chef and Restaurateur

Posted on March 9, 2016

Hi Everybody, I spent today up in Albany, participating in a rally to support the passing of the bills for mandatory labeling of GMO products in NY State. In the Assembly, it is called Bill #A.617 and in the Senate … Read More

Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani Tagged with: #After Hours with Daniel, #Assemblyman Ed Ra, #Bill #A.617, #Bill #S.485, #Chef Daniel Boulud, #Feast & Fêtes catering company, #Genetically Modified Organisms, #GMO, #GMO labeling, #Right to Know

Take Action: Tell the USDA to Require Antibiotic Labeling; Tell Big Food Companies to Support GMO Labeling; Tell Whole Foods and Walmart to Reduce Food Waste

Posted on March 7, 2016

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Sign the Petition to Encourage the USDA to Require Labeling for Meat Grown with Antibiotics Although some companies label their meat as “antibiotic free”, the USDA does not actually regulate that term. This means a company can label their product … Read More

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Take Action: Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill; A Vote For Dr. Califf is a Vote For Big Pharma; Block The Alberta Clipper Pipeline Scheme

Posted on February 22, 2016

Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill Monsanto and other large food corporations don’t want you to know what’s in your food. But we all have a right to know and this “Dream Bill” will take away this right. The Grocery Manufacturers Association, an … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #alberta clipper pipeline, #big pharma, #dr califf, #FDA, #GMO labeling, #grocery manufacturers association, #Keystone Pipeline, #monsanto's dream bill, #obama

Take Action: Support Standards to Reduce Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations; Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill in the Senate; Say Yes To Reduce Climate-Damaging Fracking Pollution; Sign Petition to Repeal the Mandated Flu Shot!

Posted on November 17, 2015

Support Standards to Reduce Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations Every year, the oil and gas industry leaks millions of metric tons of excess methane, emitting the heat-trapping equivalent of 160 coal-fired power plants! These practices make your oil significantly … Read More

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