Dear EarthTalk: I understand that the use of antibiotics in raising farm animals is threatening to make bacteria overall more resistant to antibiotics, which has serious life and death implications for people. Can you enlighten and advise what is being done about this? Most medical doctors would agree that antibiotic drugs which stave off bacterial [...]
This is so very, very sad. Via Organic Consumers Association In the wake of a 12-year battle to keep Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered (GE) crops from contaminating the nation’s 25,000 organic farms and ranches, America’s organic consumers and producers are facing betrayal. A self-appointed cabal of the Organic Elite, spearheaded by Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley, [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Are Atlantic bluefin tuna really about to go extinct? What are the contributing factors and what is being done to try to head off this tragedy? According to many marine biologists, Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of three closely related bluefin tuna species, are in danger of going extinct within a decade if the [...]
A few years back I published a post titled What Are GMO”™s And Why You Should Avoid Them, and I just came across this free PDF download of a shopping guide to choosing non-GMO foods. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are made by forcing genes from one species, such as bacteria, viruses, animals, or humans, into [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I work at a fast food place and I am appalled by the amount of unpurchased food we throw away. The boss says we can’t give it away for legal reasons. Where can I turn for help on this, so the food could instead go to people in need? Many restaurants, fast food [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I know that some people abstain from meat on Fridays for religious reasons, but what’s the story behind “Meatless Mondays?” Meatless Monday – the modern version of it, at least – was born in 2003 with the goal of reducing meat consumption by 15 percent in the U.S. and beyond. The rationale? Livestock [...]
Throughout each year, I get offers from companies to try out their products – and I have been offered some crazy stuff over the 4+ years I have been running this site. Most of them I turn down without even responding to the company because they are so NOT green or eco-friendly. But when I [...]
