Posts tagged: #public health
Posted on June 5, 2019
It’s not over yet! The threat of the Williams pipeline has already returned. Only two days after Cuomo’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied the permit for the pipeline, Williams Company re-applied. This dangerous, unnecessary pipeline that would pose … Read More
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #Assemblyman Steve Englebright, #DEC, #Department of Environmental Conservation, #fertilizer lobbyists, #food and water watch, #fracking, #Long Island Water, #petition, #public health, #Senator Todd Kaminsky, #Williams Pipeline
Posted on November 27, 2018
Hi All, Thanksgiving is behind us, but the Festival of Lights and Christmas are just ahead, and we got some more cooking to do! For those of you who joined the cooking extravaganza last week, a big “Thank you” to … Read More
Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani
Tagged with: #Christmas Feast for the People, #conflict of interest, #cooking for the less fortunate, #Department of Nutrition, #food marketing, #Food Politics, #Food Studies, #influences on food choice, #Marion Nestle, #nyu, #Obesity, #public health, #Soda Politics, #Unsavory Truth
Posted on July 18, 2018
Make Your Voice Heard: Take Direct Action In New York State Keep Calling! Because they all need to know that we are not going away. We don’t want 5G and we don’t want cell towers close to our homes. … Read More
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #american, #call your rep, #community solar, #gillibrand, #Long Island, #marcellino, #public health, #schumer, #senator, #suozzi, #tom
Posted on July 3, 2018
Are you a local food aficionado or just curious about how policy affects your local food systems? If so, then consider joining me in the Good Food movement by seeking out your local food policy council to understand and engage … Read More
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #agriculture, #break free from plastic, #fall, #land, #long island food conference, #nutrition, #policy council, #public health, #SNAP, #water supply
Posted on April 18, 2018
Hi Everyone, Every Spring I like to share with you a few of my favorite “Go To’s” that help guide me on where to shop, what veggies to avoid due to pesticide contamination, what fruits are the best to eat, … Read More
Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani
Tagged with: #100% renewable energy, #Anne Biklé, #Carrageenan, #Community Supported Agriculture, #cornucopia institute, #corporate polluters accountable, #CSA, #dirty dozen, #dirty fracked gas, #disrupts human hormones, #Earth Day, #Earth Day March and Rally, #environmental planning, #environmental protection, #Environmental Working Group, #Fedco, #Governor Cuomo, #High Mowing Organic Seeds, #Johnny's Seeds, #Localharvest.org, #pesticide contamination, #Plastic Pollution, #poisons marine life, #PRN, #Progressive Radio Network, #public health, #single use plastic, #Sweet Peet, #The Hidden Half of Nature, #Turtle Tree Biodynamic Seeds, #water bottles
Posted on April 16, 2018
Last month, Earthjustice won a major victory for the climate, clean air and taxpayers, after “a federal court rejected the Trump Administration’s attempt to suspend a commonsense rule requiring oil and gas operators who drill on public lands to capture … Read More
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #bureau of land management, #buying guide, #carageenan, #come clean your river, #common food additive, #contamination, #hudson, #new york, #organic, #public health, #take action, #toxic
Posted on February 12, 2018
NY Times Reports How Chile is Changing the Food Market “The Chilean government, facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling rules aimed at transforming the … Read More
Posted in In The News
Tagged with: #bonamici, #chile, #congress, #congress woman, #environmental protection agency, #EPA, #food labeling, #iarc, #industrialized agriculture, #international agency of research cancer, #laws consumer protection, #major damage, #planet, #public health, #Round up, #science, #scientific report, #soda tx, #sustainable food news, #suzanne, #tax, #WHO
Posted on February 6, 2018
Tea Farmer In India Leads Charge For Organic, report by NPR “Tenzing transitioned to organic farming after an incident with pesticides on his own farm convinced him he needed to change. He would feel nauseous and have headaches after spraying … Read More
Posted in In The News
Tagged with: #bacteria related disease, #corporate power, #fair trade, #FDA, #food and illness report, #international, #Monsanto, #npr, #Pesticides, #public health, #root of science, #sickness, #stericycle, #tea organic, #the salt
