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In October, Denmark implemented the world’s first tax that directly targets saturated fat in foods. Saturated fat, according to the World Health Organization, raises low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels which can increase the risk of cardio vascular disease. Saturated fat is found in foods from animal sources, such as ... keep reading
Written by Marissa Dwyer/Nourishing the Planet last month, about Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Health, Innovation
Internationally acclaimed Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones will be visiting Auckland to give a public lecture at the AUT Business School. Hosted by the Business and Labour History Group of the New Zealand Work and Labour Market Institute, AUT Business School, Geoffrey Jones will discussEntrepreneurship in the natural ... keep reading
Written by celsias last month, about Agriculture & Food, Branding, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Retail
Locals from the Mataura area talk about their fears from the massive ( billion tonne) lignite mining operation Solid Energy has in store for us all. These fears include loss of good productive farmland, pollution of the water, and health impacts .Lignite is a very low quality coal , one of the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Chemicals, Children and Families, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Pollution (1 comment)
The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord Snapshot of Progress Report for the 2010/11 dairy season, just released by the Accord partners, shows a mixed bag of progress towards improving fresh water quality. Signed in 2003, the Accord is a move by Fonterra, and Fonterra dairy farm suppliers, to work ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Corporate Citizenship, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
The U.S. biofuel industry has long been stymied by the lack of USDA federal crop insurance, leaving only the most adventurous farmers willing to plant renewable energy crops. Biofuel sources currently under development include algae, jatropha and camelina. Of the three, camelina is increasingly emerging as the frontrunner in ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly in December 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Politics & Government
Ideas organization TED has chosen an unusual winner for its annual award. The TED Prize for 2012 will be given to the idea of City 2.0 because Chris Anderson and his team believes that it’s a concept upon which our planet’s future depends. An email to their ... keep reading
Written by PSFK in December 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Health, Politics & Government
In the course of growing concerns about unstable oil supplies and the impact of fossil fuels on global warming, biofuels are receiving increased attention. Putting ethanol instead of gasoline in your tank saves oil and is probably no worse for the environment than burning gasoline.Biofuels, which are made from ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh in December 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty, Poverty & Development
The slow-track checkout lane at Finnish K-citymarket is aimed at the elderly, the disabled, and anyone else who wants a more relaxed shopping experience.We’ve already seen signs of a “slowness” trend in the form of relaxing beverages , and now a similar theme seems to be popping up in ... keep reading
Written by Springwise in November 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation
Anger about the possibility of a massive "carbon bomb' known as Keystone XL which will bring oil from the extremely dirty Canadian tarsands all the way into the US across many environmentally sensitive areas is growing stronger. And protesters from many groups joined together Sunday in the US to ring ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Conservation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Farming, Fuel, Politics & Government, Pollution, Water
<>Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives.Know as Colony Collapse Disorder this phenomenon is something of a canary in a goldmine. If the bees disappear our food goes with them .Commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes star in Vanishing of the bees ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Christchurch, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Food
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