U.S. Considers overhaul of food safety system
National Public Radio - 2/27/2009.By Brian Naylor – Salmonella traced to a peanut plant has killed nine people and sickened hundreds, putting the system that safeguards the nation's food supply in the spotlight again. The jumble of agencies and regulations has long been criticized. But now the idea of streamlining it has support in the president's Cabinet. |
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A chicken in every backyard
Bangor Daily News - 2/27/2009.Reader Comments – Is it time to head back to the farm? – Though it may not appear to be cost effective to raise hens (or possibly other food animals), I think you miss some pertinent issues. The animals are not warehoused; you are not paying for transportation and using fuel (and incumbent greenhouse gases) that get your eggs to market; you know where your eggs come from and they will not have artificial hormones in them if you choose your feed carefully. |
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Maine to feel the heat – and it’s no joke
Kennebec Journal - 2/26/2009.By John Richardson – Maine's forests, rivers and coastal waters – and the communities and industries that rely on them – all face major changes in the coming decades because of a warming climate, according to a University of Maine report released Wednesday. |
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What we must do
Rachel’s Environmental News - 2/26/2009.(Via Precaution.org) By Peter Montague – Here are 17 suggestions, all aimed at avoiding the worst as our human population climbs from 6.7 billion to 9 or 10 billion or more by 2050. They are not ranked in order of importance because I think we have to try to do all of them. |
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