Trying To Avoid Pesticides In Your Food? Maybe Don’t Buy Those Strawberries
But how dirty are the Dirty Dozen, really?
Trying To Avoid Pesticides In Your Food? Maybe Don’t Buy Those Strawberries
But how dirty are the Dirty Dozen, really?
Why Is The Rabbit’s Foot Considered A Good Luck Charm?
A very weird, backwards charm.
Sponsored: Meet the Man Hell-Bent on Saving Florida’s Most Endangered Waterway
Toyota and VICE are saluting the unsung heroes of the sustainable world. Here, meet a man fighting to save a dying lagoon – and an entire way of life.
Walk On Eggshells? Nah. But You May Soon Be Driving On Them, Thanks To Food Waste Tires
And for extra fun, these tires aren’t naturally black.
Arkansas “Ag-Gag” Legislation Could Be Bad News for All Whistleblowers
Arkansas has moved closer to passing a so called “ag-gag” law that would allow business owners to sue whistleblowers. While it’s aimed at preventing undercover filming of agricultural businesses by animal activists, it could end up preventing whistleblowers from exposing dangerous or unsanitary working conditions in a variety of industries, including child care and restaurants.
Finding Out What Bees Like Might Be The Key To Saving Them
Where and what do the bees like? And how can we make them happy?
Power Plants: Scientists Look at Tannins to Reduce Cows Burps
Cows produce a lot of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Scientists have been looking at various ways to reduce the amount of gas that, uh, escapes these creatures. One promising answer may lie in supplementing their feed with tannin-rich plants.
In the far reaches of Norway, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault acts as an insurance policy against worst-case scenarios by securing the building blocks of our planet’s food supply.
New Bird Flu Strain Strikes in U.S.
A new strain of bird flu infected a poultry flock in Tennessee, leading to the culling of more than 37,000 birds. The good news is that while this is the same subtype of the bird flu killing people in China, it’s genetically different and doesn’t present a problem for humans.
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