Let Restaurants Know They’re Serving Up TOO Much Sodium; Be Loud and Proud, Support the Clean Power Plan

Posted on October 17, 2017

Watch the MilliGrammy Awards and See What Salt is Served WOW! You’ve got to watch this ‘awards ceremony’ for restaurant meals with eXtreme amounts of sodium… The winner’s (or losers, if you see it my way) have insanely high levels!!! … Read More

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Response to Roll Backs on Healthy School Food; Superfoods Trending Yet Fair Trade Wins; Pruitt Dismisses Twelve Scientists from EPA; Is Eating Salt is Back?

Posted on May 9, 2017

Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again In 2010, Congress passed the bipartisan Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (part of what some might describe as part of the Obamas’ legacy). The law included ‘new school meal guidelines, supported by the Institute … Read More

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In the News: Farms That Rise to the Challenge; FDA Issues Guidelines for Salt Use; Celebrities Endorse Only Unhealthy Food and Drinks

Posted on June 6, 2016

Farms That Rise to the Challenge Vertical farming may very well be necessary as the world’s population continues to grow. Vertical farming would allow food to be grown on the sides of buildings, on rooftops, and in very small spaces … Read More

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In The News: U.S. District Court Upholds the Vermont GMO Labeling Law!; Can You Compost Shredded Paper?; Organic Trumps Conventional Across the Board; For Teenagers, Potassium May Matter More Than Salt; Man-Made Earthquakes Increasing

Posted on April 28, 2015

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Today, The U.S. District Court Affirmed the Constitutionality of the Vermont GMO Labeling Law I heard this great news, while on the bus to Albany, to lobby my Assemblyman Ed Ra, and to participate in a GMO labeling rally at … Read More

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