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How to green Memorial Day Weekend

Green House

May 28, 2010

This Memorial Day Weekend, take advantage of some eco-friendly tips that will make your barbecues and outdoor picnics sizzle:

You can stop by a farmer's market to pick up fruits and vegetables for your event or make dishes from local food. To find a farmer's market in your area, plug in your zip code and use Local Harvest's map. Mother Nature Network offers a yummy asparagus guacamole recipe for your event and Organic Kitchen offers other organic food ideas. Plus, don't forget you can serve organic beer and wine.

Study On Organic Food and Health Ignores Pesticides

Organic Authority

by Scott Shaffer

May 28, 2010

"No evidence organic foods benefit health: study." That's the headline of a story that Reuters published on Monday. Really?!

If true, this would've been news to me, so I checked it out. Sure enough, they elaborate in the first sentence that "there is currently no strong evidence that organics bring nutrition-related health benefits, a new research review finds." I couldn't believe what I was reading until I got to the end and figured it out: the study ignored all the health benefits of avoiding synthetic chemicals.

Wild Birds Shun Organic Food

Health Day

by Randy Dotinga

May 21, 2010

You may think organic food is always better for you, but a new British study finds that wild birds beg to differ.

The findings, study author Ailsa McKenzie of Newcastle University said in a news release from the school, were likely to be of "considerable interest to the general public in the debate over the relative merits of consuming organic food."

Pesticides Cause ADHD? What??

Psychology Today

by Dr. Stephanie Sarkis

May 20, 2010

Recently a study published in the journal Pediatrics found a possible correlation between pesticides and ADHD.

Out of the 1,139 children in the study (ADHD and non-ADHD), 94 percent were found to have some levels of organophosphate (pesticide) compound in their urine.

ADHD in kids tied to organophosphate pesticides

Reuters

May 17, 2010

Researchers tracked the pesticides' breakdown products in kids' urine and found those with high levels were almost twice as likely to develop ADHD as those with undetectable levels.

The findings are based on data from the general U.S. population, meaning that exposure to the pesticides could be harmful even at levels commonly found in children's environment. Organophosphates were originally developed for chemical warfare, and they are known to be toxic to the nervous system.

Tainted lettuce sold in South Carolina

Live 5 News

May 7, 2010

An E. coli outbreak linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on at least two college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.

Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio, says it is recalling romaine lettuce sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia. Federal health authorities say 12 of those sickened were hospitalized and three reported life-threatening symptoms. The CDC says it is looking at 10 other cases probably linked to the outbreak.

Eco-pandering Pepsi

The American Spectator

by Paul Chesser

May 5, 2010

PepsiCo is a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership a coalition of corporations and environmental groups. USCAP's mission is to "quickly enact strong national legislation to require significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions."

The House of Representatives has obliged in the form of the Waxman-Markey bill. According to the Heritage Foundation, this bill would destroy over 1.1 million jobs, hike electricity rates 90 percent, and reduce the U.S. gross domestic product by nearly $10 trillion over the next 25 years.

California Supreme Court to Decide: 'Paper or Plastic'

Change

by Ben Buchwalter

May 1, 2010

Diving into the "paper or plastic" war, the California Supreme Court will decide whether it's legal for a community near Los Angeles to outlaw the use of plastic bags at checkout counters.

When Manhattan Beach banned the bags in July 2008, the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition was quick to mobilize. Somewhere along the line, public opinion landed on the side of paper bags, which are easier to recycle than their plastic counterparts. But a 2007 investigation by the Washington Post revealed that paper is just as harmful - and sometimes more so - than plastic for the environment.

More Than 900 Schools Competing to Win an Organic Garden or Organic Vending Machine

PR Newswire

by Organic Trade Association

April 20, 2010

Through May 1, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is helping schools access and offer students more organic food with a national contest to award a winning school with an organically grown garden or an organic vending machine.

More than 900 schools across America are currently competing for the prize. The winning school selects the garden or vending machine for installation in the 2010-11 school year. The site also features tools and information for schools, parents and students to advocate for more organic food in schools.

Winco Beef Recall

My Motherlode

by Bill Johnson

April 19, 2010

The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers to immediately discard recently purchased ground beef at any Winco store.

The ground beef has already been recalled by Winco due to the possibility of an E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The recalled ground beef was sold in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Sale dates are March 28 through April 9.

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