Feb 28, 2014 12:29PM
Mercury appears to get into fish when organic matter from industrial nations hits the ocean and then sinks, gathering ocean bacteria.
The FDA is rethinking proposed rules that could have hampered small farms, farmers’ markets, and food banks.
Entrepreneurs are experimenting with approaches like supplying seeds and expertise and changing laws to make it easier to eat local.
A global trade pact now being negotiated could force Americans to eat imported foods that do not meet basic safety standards.
Japan, Norway and Iceland allow whaling to continue at a time when many species are down to 1 percent of their historic numbers.
Ten cities demonstrate in spades how community gardens provide healthy food, neighborly cooperation and even a reduction in crime.
Jan 31, 2014 01:21PM
Ash from burnt sugar cane fiber added to a cement mixture makes the cement stronger and less likely to crumble, and also lowers its carbon footprint.
In the faceoff against online retailers, local bookstores, coffee shops and specialty food shops are doing surprisingly well.
“Green bonds” are being issued in Ontario to expand mass transit, part of an explosion in environmental public funding.
Valentine Day’s jewelry can gift the Earth, too, if we bypass newly-mined metals to choose recycled, antique and heirloom jewelry.
