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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Bisophenol A Found in Canned Foods
From November, Culinate reports on findings of Bisophenol A in canned food, including canning lids. We don’t use a lot of canned food, but we do rely on canned tomatoes. Here’s more from later in the month on the continuing controversy.
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How U.S. Households Could Cut Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
From October, DotEarth reports on a study that suggests that the United States could reduce its greenhouse emissions by nearly 8 percent in the next decade if Americans undertook a short list of behavioral changes, like carpooling, insulating their homes and drying clothes outside instead of in a tumble dryer. Noting the large emissions reductions [...]
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On Beginning a New Year
I’m one of those people who welcomes a chance at new beginnings, and usually makes resolutions – you’ve seen my annual Earth Day resolutions on this blog. This year, I’m just glad to put 2009 behind me, and hope for better in 2010. As a result of my cancer treatment and recovery, 2009 was not [...]
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Gleaning, Trading, and Sharing the Harvest
Who hasn’t walked down the block and seen – as I can, one street over – a tree full of beautiful, ripe fruit (in my case, grapefruit) left unpicked? One of my favorite food stories from last year was the rise of networks for gleaning, trading, and sharing the harvest of backyard gardens. Some call [...]
Forget Shorter Showers: Why personal change does not equal political change
A provocative article by Derrick Jansen from last summer’s Orion.
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Daniel Goleman on Bill Moyers Journal
At the Bill Moyers Journal site you can watch video or read a transcript of his interview with Daniel Goleman, psychologist, science journalist, and best-selling author. They discuss his 2009 book Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. Also mentioned, the Good Guide web site and how it [...]
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How-to Videos from Kitchen Gardeners International
On YouTube, check out KGI’s How to Make Compost and Planting Garlic (for next year, as garlic planting season is months past).
8 Steps Obama Could Take to Save Food