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June 19th, 2015
Ecologist-in-Chief Urges Changes in Production and Consumption
Ecologist-in-Chief Urges Changes in Production and Consumption
Photo Credit: Karl-Ludwig Poggemann – CC BY 2.0 – Photo Cropped This blog was originally posted on The Huffington Post (6/19/15) Pope Francis used his authority as one of the earth's most recognized r
June 15th, 2015
Companies, White House move to reduce antibiotics in meat, but will their actions speak as loud as their words?
Companies, White House move to reduce antibiotics in meat, but will their actions speak as loud as their words?
Concern over the decreasing effectiveness of antibiotics to treat human infections and its connection to the overuse of antibiotics in animals raised for food is not new. The U.S. Food and Drug Admini
June 1st, 2015
UPDATE: One Year after Jackson County Bans GE Crops, Center for Food Safety Successfully Defends Family Farmers’ Right to Protect Against GE Contamination.
UPDATE: One Year after Jackson County Bans GE Crops, Center for Food Safety Successfully Defends Family Farmers’ Right to Protect Against GE Contamination.
UPDATE (May 30, 2015): Victory! On May 29, 2015, the Oregon District Court upheld Jackson County’s law prohibiting the cultivation of genetically engineered crops.  Judge Mark D. Clarke rejected the P
May 25th, 2015
Top 5 Takeaways from the White House Pollinator Health Task Force Announcement
Top 5 Takeaways from the White House Pollinator Health Task Force Announcement
Originally published on FoodTank on May 20, 2015. The White House Pollinator Health Task Force has laid out a federal strategy plan to protect bees, butterflies and other pollinators. These species ar
May 14th, 2015
"Silent Spring" Reality Check: Agricultural Insecticides Imperil Waterways Throughout the World in Spite of Regulation, New Study Shows
At about the same time that the Beatles released their first LP, Americans were starting to question the safety of increasingly used pesticides, largely as a result of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking b
May 11th, 2015
They Are Biocides, Not Pesticides -- And They Are Creating an Ecocide
They Are Biocides, Not Pesticides -- And They Are Creating an Ecocide
This article was originally published on The Huffington Post, May 4, 2015. "A single corn kernel coated with a neonicotinoid can kill a song bird." As a long time environmental lawyer and campaigner,
April 23rd, 2015
From Climate Deniers and Big Tobacco to Agribusiness: How Major Industries are Pushing “Junk Science” Legislation Intended to Dodge Regulations
From Climate Deniers and Big Tobacco to Agribusiness: How Major Industries are Pushing “Junk Science” Legislation Intended to Dodge Regulations
For years, agrichemical companies have used their influence to pass state legislation that prevents cities, counties and even states from regulating farming practices that may cause harm to human heal
April 20th, 2015
Soil Celebrated on Capitol Hill as part of International Year of Soil 2015
Soil Celebrated on Capitol Hill as part of International Year of Soil 2015
April in Washington D.C. is a sea of petals. Visitors come from around the country, and indeed the world, to see pink and white cherry blossoms gracing the Tidal Basin and visit monuments lined with b
April 16th, 2015
Let's Derail Fast Track Authority
Let's Derail Fast Track Authority
Everyone knows that the Obama Administration and Republican leadership in Congress rarely agree on anything, but when it comes to sealing the deal on non-transparent trade agreements they seem to be b
April 8th, 2015
In the battle to save antibiotics, Obama Administration puts factory farms before public health
In the battle to save antibiotics, Obama Administration puts factory farms before public health
Last year, the World Health Organization announced that the world is nearing a “post-antibiotic era” in which the available drugs are no longer effective against common infections. This growing fear o
March 20th, 2015
GMO Science Deniers: Monsanto and the USDA
GMO Science Deniers: Monsanto and the USDA
Originally published on the Huffington Post, March 20, 2015 Perhaps no group of science deniers has been more ridiculed than those who deny the science of evolution. What you may not know is that Mons
March 18th, 2015
An Awesome, Under-Recognized Opportunity to Act on Climate
An Awesome, Under-Recognized Opportunity to Act on Climate
Originally published on the Huffington Post on March 18, 2015 As a plant-lover I've always appreciated healthy soil, but it wasn't until I heard a rancher named Richard King explain how rebuilding the
March 12th, 2015
New Efforts to Save the Monarch Butterfly, But Do They Go Far Enough?
New Efforts to Save the Monarch Butterfly, But Do They Go Far Enough?
Originally published on Food Tank on March 7, 2015. Do you remember learning about the monarch butterfly when you were a kid? Observing its life cycle, metamorphosis and migration? When was the last t
February 16th, 2015
A New Wave of Democracy, and how Corporations are Trying to Silence Your Voice and Your Choice
A New Wave of Democracy, and how Corporations are Trying to Silence Your Voice and Your Choice
President’s Day is an appropriate time to reflect on the state of our U.S. democracy.  And there is some very good news across the country about the spread of local democracy, but you have not heard o
February 13th, 2015
It's Time to Put Food First
It's Time to Put Food First
This piece was originally published on Huffington Post. Last week Dr. Margaret Hamburg announced that she was stepping down after six years as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. As with
January 8th, 2015
California's Proposition 2: Good for Chickens and Good for You
California's Proposition 2: Good for Chickens and Good for You
On January 1, 2015, California’s Proposition 2 went into effect. California’s groundbreaking animal welfare law requires producers to provide animals with enough space to lie down, stand up, fully ext