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Category: Food

climate change

Climate change endangers food favorites like beer, wine, apples, bananas, chocolate

March 8, 2019 Renee Shur Climate Change, Food Leave a comment

For more than forty years, scientists and environmentalists have been sounding the alarm about climate change. In 1975 Dr. Wallace S. Broecker, who first

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styrofoam

Why New York City has gone Styrofoam-free

January 22, 2019 Renee Shur Cities, Environment, Food Leave a comment

It’s official. Six years and two lawsuits after then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg first proposed a ban on plastic-foam products, New York City is now a

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E. Coli

Trump delays farm-water testing. Americans get E. Coli

November 27, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Food, Good government, Health, Science, Trump, Widgets: Science/Technology Leave a comment

Donald Trump is making us sick—and I mean that literally. Some food experts are claiming that the recent outbreak of E.Coli contamination in Romaine

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composting

Curbside composting: Convenient, eco-friendly, but will it work?

November 26, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Consumer issues, Environment, Food Leave a comment

Too lazy to compost? Yeah, me too. But with an emerging service, known as curbside food-waste pickup, people like us can feel less guilty

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food diversity

A German supermarket’s clever object lesson in diversity

September 1, 2017 Renee Shur Food, International One comment

Last week the German supermarket chain Edeka cooked up an unannounced demonstration of the diversity in the German food-supply chain by removing all products

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organic

What we’re eating: The Dirty Dozen vs. the Clean Fifteen

July 11, 2017 Renee Shur Environment, Food Leave a comment

Farmers’ market season is in full swing here in the Northeast. And for this devotee, the season of fresh local produce can never come

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Trump's wall

Trump’s wall could ding you at the supermarket

January 27, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Economy, Food, Foreign Policy, Trump Leave a comment

Trump’s wall could affect your weekly trip to the supermarket. Instead of getting Mexico to pay for his pet project, as he loudly promised

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Campbell’s will label its products with GMO info

February 9, 2016 Renee Shur Activism, Food, Health Leave a comment

Maybe you’ve been following the long-simmering controversy about labeling food products for GMOs (genetically modified organisms). If you haven’t, now is a good time

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America’s “Brag-osphere” and “Beg-osphere”

October 20, 2015 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Consumer issues, Food Leave a comment

The lack of a comprehensive, government-provided safety net in America means that non-profits have to resort to bragging and begging to provide many basic

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The sexual politics of meat

October 18, 2015 Mary Di Valerio Food, Gender issues, Women 2 comments

According to Carol Adams, the author of The Sexual Politics of Meat, “Meat is a symbol for patriarchal control.” Meat has been historically associated

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They Quit Trump

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Student Loan Watchdog Quits Trump Administration with scorching resignation letter

August 28, 2018
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Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP membership

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Why he quit: Fox News analyst denounces propaganda channel

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Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

October 5, 2017
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