Obesogens: An Environmental Link to Obesity
Environmental Health Perspectives - 2/3/2012. Obesity is rising steadily around the world. Convincing evidence suggests that diet and activity level are not the only factors in this trend—chemical “obesogens” may alter human metabolism and predispose some people to gain weight. Fetal and early-life exposures to certain obesogens may alter some individuals’ metabolism and fat-cell makeup for life. Other obesogenic effects are linked to adulthood exposures.
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Welcome to Maine, Sunshine State of the North
Kennebec Journal - 2/3/2012.  By Denis Thoet – y my count, Maine has more sunny and partly sunny days per year than any other New England state. In the four years since 2008, Maine (at least here at Long Meadow Farm) has averaged 205 sunny days, with a high of 241 in 2011 and a low of 184 in 2009. By contrast, Nashua, N.H., averages 201; Burlington, Vt., 159, and Springfield, Mass., 134. |
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Protein: the lay of the lamb
Grist - 2/2/2012.  By Twilight Greenaway – When it comes to carbon emissions, lamb is said to be the worst possible thing to eat. They’re small, gassy animals that spend most of their lives on pasture. Wait, what’s that last part? Yes, some of the animals who seem to spend the least time in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) – a good thing, as far as I’m concerned – also have the largest carbon hoofprints. |
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Open-market sustainability
Solutions - 2/2/2012.  By Patrick Doherty – America has a pathway for leading a transition to global sustainability marked by widespread economic success and a reduction in strategic threats and friction. Pent-up demand and stranded capital can underwrite the economic engine of open-market sustainability, shifting from sprawl to smart growth, from industrial to regenerative agriculture, and from taxing income to taxing waste. |
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