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Bisphenol A is Not Recycleable
Reducing exposure to BPA To reduce exposure to Bisphenol, NIEHS suggests : Don't microwave polycarbonate plastic food containers. Reduce your use of canned foods. Eat fresh or frozen foods. When possible, opt for glass, porcelain or stainless steel containers, particularly for hot food or liquids.
Green Earth Journey
- Sunday, July 25, 2010
Protect Children's Health From Toxic BPA
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously expressed "concerns about the chemical's hormonal effect on human health." BPA is widely used in polycarbonate bottles, such as baby products, besides adult personal care and cosmetic products, food can linings, microwave oven dishes, dental sealants, and also medical devices.
Green (Living) Review
- Thursday, June 3, 2010
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Rewilding Canada Through Vertical Farming
Karl Schroede r November 10, 2008 5:00 AM [link] Rewilding Canada was written by Karl Schroeder in July 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long WorldChanging Canada editorial retrospective, celebrating two years of WorldChanging Canada. Let's imagine the rewilding of Canada. useful. In the article, C.
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, November 20, 2008
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The Future of Food
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S.
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, June 7, 2007
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Food for Thought: Eating Local in the Face of a Global Food Crisis
More discouraging news was reported earlier this month by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, in a report that said this year’s financial crisis is likely to cause a decrease in food production and could result in a devastating food crisis as early as 2009. Tags: Sustainable-development Food Green
The Green Changemakers
- Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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FOR HUNGER-PROOF CITIES Sustainable Urban Food Systems
FOR HUNGER-PROOF CITIES Sustainable Urban Food Systems Edited by Mustafa Koc, Rod MacRae, Luc J.A. As well, hunger and malnutrition are on the increase worldwide, as the global food system fails to satisfy the growing demand of the urban consumer. Rod MacRae is Director of the Toronto Food Policy Council, Toronto, Canada.
The Green Changemakers
- Saturday, March 27, 2010
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10 reasons why GM won't feed the world
Genetic modification can't deliver a safe, secure future food supply. This means that significantly higher levels of herbicide are found in the final food product, however, and often a second herbicide is used in the late stages of the crop to promote ‘dessication’ or drying, meaning these crops receive a double dose of harmful chemicals.
The Green Changemakers
- Friday, April 18, 2008
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Resource Center for Urban Agriculture and Food Security
In many countries, rapid urbanization is accompanied by increasing urban poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition. lack of jobs and income is leading to increasing urban poverty, as well as to growing food insecurity among the urban poor. These urban farmers produce substantial amounts of food for urban consumers. 1999).
The Green Changemakers
- Saturday, March 27, 2010
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AGRICULTURE IN THE CITY A Key to Sustainability in Havana, Cuba
During the 1990s, several national economies saw their urban food markets collapse. Like Zambia, Mozambique, and Armenia, Cuba responded to this crisis with a food program that included support to urban agriculture: farming in the city. Tags: Ebook Food Urban Agriculture
The Green Changemakers
- Saturday, March 27, 2010
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Urban farms herald green city 'revolution'
Among skyscrapers and housing estates, previously vacant lots are being used to produce millions of tons of organically grown food that experts say are "greener" and cheaper than commercially grown produce. Its "farm-in-a-sack" project provides poor families with more than 40 seedlings, which can be grown into food in just a few weeks.
The Green Changemakers
- Friday, April 23, 2010
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Urban Agriculture And Sustainable Cities
Although few truly grasp the importance of the urban-rural connection to their daily diet, even fewer realize that viable alternatives exist to the conventional model of urban food supply. will focus only on agricultural functions which occur in the urban environment, and will discuss the benefits of "food production for cities.
The Green Changemakers
- Sunday, March 28, 2010
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Feeding the Sustainable City
In an effort to improve their situation, many of the urban poor use any available space to grow more food. From rooftops to window boxes, on roadsides, riverbanks, and vacant lots, people will find places to grow a little food to feed their families. And UA was on the agenda at the third World Urban Forum in Vancouver, Canada in 2006.
The Green Changemakers
- Saturday, March 27, 2010
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