archive for November 3rd, 2006

Digest: So long and thanks, fish; Stonyfield Farm’s organic dilemma; greenhouse gases and more

by Ethicurean @ Friday, November 3rd, 2006.

BBC: Marine scientists have completed a major study, predicting the end of wild sea fish within the next 50 years. Their findings are reported in the latest edition of the journal Science, and are based on trends observed during the past 50 years of fisheries data. They do offer hope: Areas where […]

Vote early, vote often

by JC Costello aka Man of La Muncha @ Friday, November 3rd, 2006.

Next Tuesday, November 7, is election day in the United States. In addition to midterm elections, balloting will decide a number of state and local offices, initiatives, referendums, and propositions.
Readers in other countries are encouraged to pester American expatriate friends to send in their absentee ballots if they haven’t already.
A number of states offer […]

Ask about trans fats

by JC Costello aka Man of La Muncha @ Friday, November 3rd, 2006.

Trans fats were highlighted as a health problem over 40 years ago, as Nina Planck mentions in Real Food, but intense scrutiny did not occur until two decades later, and trans fats have been broadly identified as a health concern only within the past few years.
It’s a sign of progress that the topic now appears […]

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