This blog was originally published on Civil Eats
As you may have heard, about half a million people in the Toledo, Ohio area lost their municipal drinking water supply on Saturday because of possible
In 2002, the United States passed a new “Country of Origin Labeling” law, known as COOL, requiring retailers like supermarkets to apply origin labels to a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruit
Yesterday the White House and USDA hosted a meeting with food, agriculture and data industry officials in an attempt to encourage innovation to stem the effects of climate change on agriculture and fo
This blog first appeared on Food Tank
In his engrossing new book, The Third Plate, Dan Barber observes that our present food system is disconnected:
It operates in silos: vegetables here, animals the
There’s been quite a bit of buzz about bees lately. Two weeks ago, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum establishing a “Pollinator Health Task Force” with plans to improve pollinator hea
On July 2, 2014, Oregon Right to Know submitted more than 150,000 signatures—approximately 63,000 more than needed—to ensure Ballot Initiative 44 (I-44) is on this November’s ballot. I-44 will require
Vermont is a cool place and it’s getting cooler. The Green Mountain State passed a “universal recycling law” (Act 148) that has a number of progressive provisions including mandatory composting. Start
Last week, Grist published a piece by Nathaniel Johnson about an emerging commercial practice called 'synthetic biology' or 'extreme genetic engineering.' Rather than taking genes from one life form a
This article was originally published in the Oregon State Bar Sustainable Future Section Spring Newsletter
This year the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to take the unprecedented step o
This blog originally appeared on Moms Rising
June 5th is World Environment Day. It’s like Earth Day, celebrated here in the U.S., but for the whole wide World! Run by the United Nation Environment Pro
This article was originally posted on Civil Beat.
There comes a point in every person’s life when they are confronted with the opportunity to stand up and speak out.
My name is Ashley Lukens and toda
This week, voters in both Josephine County and Jackson County, Oregon overwhelmingly approved ballot measures to prohibit the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the counties. The Jack
Continuous improvement is the mainstay of organic agriculture. Unlike any other system of food production or product label, “improvements” are integral to the continued success of organic. In fact, t
Victory in Vermont Leads Nation toward GE Labeling
Today, the people of Vermont have won a hard fought victory for the right to know if their food has been produced through genetic engineering. Govern
Governor Expected to Sign First No-Strings-Attached Law to Require Labeling for Genetically Enginered (GE) Foods
Vermont is on the cusp of history after the legislature just passed the nation’s first
Some years ago, bread companies got the word that customers wanted more fiber in their bread. Instead of making more of their bread with whole grains, a few companies actually put in wood pulp and lab