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Get Gardening for Good Health!

14 May, 2013

Supporters of organic living are the influencers, oftentimes responsible for making mainstream consumers aware of things like additives, over processing and genetically modified foods and ingredients. Unfortunately for the average person, it can take a major health issue to really … Continue reading

Photo by Stu Mayhew.

GMO: Genetically Modified Olympians

21 August, 2012

Olympic officials may soon have to deal with another form of doping; genetic doping. Continue reading

Photo by Kevin.

Peak Meat: US Meat Consumption Falling

27 March, 2012

U.S. meat consumption has peaked. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that meat eating across the country fell from the 2004 high point of 184 pounds (83 kilograms) per person to 171 pounds in 2011. Early estimates for … Continue reading

Saying “No!” to GMO in North America

11 September, 2010

Photo credit: {Guerrilla Futures | Jason Tester} What are genetically modified foods? Biotechnology covers a broad range of technological “advancements” in food. These include the production of herbicides and pesticides, the use of antibiotics in dairy and meat, and of … Continue reading

A Year Without Plastic: Interview with Taina from Plastic Manners Blog

29 April, 2010

Photo credit: woodleywonderworks Taina, a Vancouver-based environmentalist and blogger, has taken on a challenge most of us would find daunting: living for a year without any plastics. She started in January, so May marks the fifth month into the project. … Continue reading

Time for Spring Cleaning!

21 March, 2010

Photo credit: mckaysavage Regardless of whether or not you smoke, drink, eat right or exercise, environmental toxins are inescapable. It’s a sad truth that comes with living in our modern world. Just to name a few sources, toxins are found … Continue reading

Vivesana a Safer Sunscreen

22 May, 2009

It is definitely time to get the sunscreen out, but with so many chemical and not-so-natural versions on the market it can be very difficult to choose one that is safe.  In the past natural sunscreen product manufacturers used zinc … Continue reading

When Being Lazy is Good for the Planet

24 August, 2008

I used to be one of those people who would weed and weed and weed. I liked there to be so much space between plants that you could easily see how hard I had worked on that weeding! I liked … Continue reading

Can Al Gore put pressure on the climate issue during the USA 08 election?

4 January, 2008

Do you remember, when Al Gore said he would do everything in his powers to influence the American people and politicians to value the climate issue much higher, placing it among the other top issues that would be heatedly discussed … Continue reading

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