Food

"Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch"

The rise of cooking shows on TV results from deep interest in cooking. But the transformation of cooking into a spectator activity reflects a decline in actual cooking -- which has vast health and ecological consequences.

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Source: NYTimes Mag, 08/04/2009

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"House Approves Food-Safety Bill"

"The House approved the first major changes to food-safety laws in 70 years Thursday, giving sweeping new authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the way food is grown, harvested and processed."

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Source: Wash Post, 07/31/2009

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Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links

In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.

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"Food-Safety Bill Meets Objections From Groups"

"An effort to improve the safety of fruits, vegetables and processed foods is running into objections from a broad collection of farm interests, including livestock producers, organic farmers and small-scale growers."

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Source: Des Moines Register, 07/27/2009

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"Government Tightening Food Safety Standards"

"The White House is trying to make Americans' food safer after recent recalls of popular products like peanut butter and cookie dough."

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Source: AP, 07/08/2009

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"Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned"

Heavy lobbying by companies eager to get a slice of the $23 billion-a-year organic food business is watering down USDA "organic" standards to the point where consumers "are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment."

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Source: Wash Post, 07/03/2009

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"Food, Inc. Exposes Industry's Secrets"

"A new film documentary that's hitting theaters now looks at the underbelly of the food industry."

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Source: Environment Report, 07/01/2009

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November 1, 2009 to November 5, 2009

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization

Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture

THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26

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Bird Flu: The Coming Pandemic Or Much Less?

Highly Pathogenic A (H5N1) Avian Influenza (AI) is killing birds and occasionally infecting and killing humans. This story continues to develop as both breaking news and a continuing story involving commercial poultry industry, ethnic differences, rural life, Third World poverty, and global and domestic preparedness for a disease pandemic.

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