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Rivers and Tithes Judge Rules Government Must Pay for Withheld Water		26 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Rivers and Tithes Judge Rules Government Must Pay for Withheld Water In a case that could have substantial implications for enforcement of the Endangered Species Act, a federal judge ruled recently that the U.S. government must pay California irrigators some $14 million for water it withheld from them ...
Topics: California, climate, environmental justice, food and agriculture, marine life, politics, rivers and watersheds, Southwest, water conflicts, wildlife (all these topics)

Patently Absurd GM Giant Monsanto Sues Canadian Farmer		21 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Patently Absurd GM Giant Monsanto Sues Canadian Farmer Speaking of genetic drift: The Canadian Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Tuesday in a case that has become a cause celebre for both opponents and fans of agricultural biotechnology. Agro-giant Monsanto Co. sued Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser when its patented biotech canola was found growing in his ...
Topics: Canada, environmental justice, food and agriculture, GMOs, politics, toxics, United States (all these topics)

The Big Disease-y New Controls Needed on Wildlife Trade to Prevent Disease, Scientists Say		16 Jan 2004	Daily Grist

Topics: Brazil, business, food and agriculture, globalization, health, India, wildlife (all these topics)

The Oil Hits the Fan Oil Pipeline Through Georgian Republic Runs Into Trouble		16 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
The Oil Hits the Fan Oil Pipeline Through Georgian Republic Runs Into Trouble A $3 billion, 1,000-mile pipeline -- slated to be pumping oil from the newly opened Caspian oilfields through Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey to the world market by April 2005 -- has run into a whole mess of trouble. Environmenta ...
Topics: Azerbaijan, business, energy, food and agriculture, Georgia, globalization, mining and drilling, population, renewable energy, Turkey, wildlife (all these topics)

Bad Seed Despite European Objections, GM Agriculture Marches On		14 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Bad Seed Despite European Objections, GM Agriculture Marches On Worldwide use of genetically modified crops grew by 15 percent last year, according to a report by the industry-backed International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications. In 1996, the year GM crops were made commercially available, 4.3 million acres were used for biotech cultivated crops. By 2003, ...
Topics: European Union, food and agriculture, globalization, GMOs, United Kingdom (all these topics)

I Am the Toxic Walrus Arctic Natives, Minding Own Business, Suffer From Our Pollutants		13 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
I Am the Toxic Walrus Arctic Natives, Minding Own Business, Suffer From Our Pollutants Toxic industrial chemicals, carried north by wind, ocean, and river currents, are polluting the traditional diet of native Arctic peoples in Greenland and Arctic Canada. The pollutants, including PCBs and up to 200 other hazardous compounds, are first consumed by zooplankton, then trav ...
Topics: Arctic, Canada, food and agriculture, health, oceans, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Cow Demand Rises for Organic and Natural Beef		12 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Cow Demand Rises for Organic and Natural Beef What's bad news for most ranchers may be great news for growers and purveyors of organic and natural-fed beef. In the wake of the discovery of mad cow disease in the U.S., folks who still like to chomp on a nice, juicy steak are increasingly seeking out beef that's been raised the old-fashioned way. To earn the organi ...
Topics: California, food and agriculture, health, ranching, United States (all these topics)

Endless Summer Climate Scientists Predict More Hot Summers for Europe		12 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Endless Summer Climate Scientists Predict More Hot Summers for Europe Thanks to global warming, summer heat waves like the one that killed close to 20,000 people in Europe in 2003 could recur up to once every two years by the end of the century. So claims a study conducted by a group of scientists from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and published in the lat ...
Topics: climate, European Union, food and agriculture, green living, health, wilderness (all these topics)

Which 'cide Are You On? GM Crops Linked to Rise in Herbicide and Pesticide Use		08 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Which 'cide Are You On? GM Crops Linked to Rise in Herbicide and Pesticide Use Pesticide and herbicide use on genetically modified (GM) crops in the U.S. has risen markedly over the past eight years, surpassing the concentration of agrochemicals sprayed on conventional crops, according to an analysis of U.S. government data. This research appears to blow a hole in one of the primary arguments in favor of GM crops -- that ...
Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs, toxics (all these topics)

A Mighty Wind New California Wind Farm Blows Previous Efforts Away		07 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
A Mighty Wind New California Wind Farm Blows Previous Efforts Away Between San Francisco and Sacramento lies the nearly completed High Winds Energy Center, a state-of-the-art wind farm expected to generate roughly 162 megawatts of electricity -- enough to power 75,000 homes -- and make wind power competitive with extractive energy sources. The turbin ...
Topics: business, California, energy, food and agriculture, green living, San Francisco, wildlife, wind power (all these topics)

Green Eye for a Great Buy Demand Rises for Recycled and Organic Home Products		15 Dec 2003	Daily Grist
Green Eye for a Great Buy Demand Rises for Recycled and Organic Home Products The hot gift this holiday season (in our humble, green-leaning opinion): anything recycled or organic. Demand for home products made from recycled or organic materials grew by 66 percent in 2001 and continues to rise, according to research conducted by New Hope Natural Media in Boulder, Colo. Plenty of niche sellers such as EcoPlanet ...
Topics: food and agriculture, green living, recycling (all these topics)

No Joshin': Keep Washin' On washing produce	Umbra Fisk	11 Dec 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Does one really need to wash produce off the shelf or out of the bag? I've been eating vegetables as they are for years. Does it really do any good to wash them? If they are contaminated internally, then washing the outside won't help, will it? Jane Steubenville, Ohio Dearest Jane, Please wash your veggies. Internal contamination from pesticides, herbicides, waxes, and the wages of sin won't be washed away, but so ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, health, local food, toxics (all these topics)

In the Flesh On eco-friendly meat	Umbra Fisk	11 Dec 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, While I'm not a vegetarian, I try to choose my foods based on their environmental impact. For me, most non-organic meat doesn't make the cut: It uses too much water, land, and other resources, and it pollutes our land and water. I know this because I know about CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations), which are the sources of the bulk of the chicken, pork, and beef that Americans eat. But what about lamb? I've never s ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, green living, industrial ag, local food, ranching, sustainable ag (all these topics)

Ante-Plastic On food storage	Umbra Fisk	11 Dec 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I recently read about the possible effects of plastics on women and the fetuses they may be carrying. I'm ready to change my ways, but I'm not sure how. Do you have some good suggestions about other ways we can package our leftovers or pack foods for lunch at school and work? Natalie Portland, Ore. Dearest Natalie, Time to go old school, perhaps literally. If plastic is the problem, the answer may be one compound word: ante-plas ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, food and agriculture, green living, green products (all these topics)

Starlink Trek: The Next Generation Banned Biotech Corn Variety Still Showing Up in U.S. Food Supplies		02 Dec 2003	Daily Grist
Starlink Trek: The Next Generation Banned Biotech Corn Variety Still Showing Up in U.S. Food Supplies Genetically engineered StarLink corn is still contaminating U.S. food supplies, three years after it was pulled from the market. StarLink, which produces its own pesticide, was approved in 1998 -- but only for use in animal feed or industrial processes because of concerns that it might cause severe allergic reactions in ...
Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs, health (all these topics)

Stall's Well That Ends Well Opponents Block Vote on Energy Bill in Senate		21 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Stall's Well That Ends Well Opponents Block Vote on Energy Bill in Senate A massive and highly controversial energy bill stalled out in the Senate this morning, when its supporters fell two short of the necessary 60 votes to end debate on the legislation. Those in favor of the bill, which has already been passed by the House, argue that it would increase and diversify energy sources and help some farmers by encouragi ...
Topics: energy, food and agriculture, politics (all these topics)

Talking Turkey Make your Thanksgiving and holiday meals go easy on the Earth	Samuel Frank, Andreea Matei, P.W. McRandle, for the Green Guide	20 Nov 2003	Earthly Possessions
By Samuel Frank, Andreea Matei and P.W. McRandle, for the Green Guide 20 Nov 2003 Sharpen your knives and hone your appetite -- it's that time of year again. Every fall, we stuff ourselves at Thanksgiving, take a quick break, then fill up again over the winter holidays, sometimes gorging at event after event to accommodate multiple sets of family and friends. But environmentalists, beware: The industry set up to sate th ...
Topics: food and agriculture, health, holiday (all these topics)

The Wrath of Grapes Ban on Biotech Crops Makes the Ballot in a California County		19 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
The Wrath of Grapes Ban on Biotech Crops Makes the Ballot in a California County Voters in Northern California's Mendocino County will be the first in the nation with a chance to rebuff growers of genetically modified (GM) crops. Local anti-biotechnology activists gathered enough signatures to secure a spot on the March ballot for an initiative that would ban the raising of GM crops in the county. The camp ...
Topics: California, food and agriculture, GMOs, politics (all these topics)

Fishing for Answers Bush Administration Admits Role in Klamath Fish Die-Off		19 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Fishing for Answers Bush Administration Admits Role in Klamath Fish Die-Off The Bush administration has finally admitted to its role in last year's die-off of more than 34,000 chinook and coho salmon in the Klamath River basin, which straddles the Oregon-California border: The massive fish kill was caused a ...
Topics: California, dams, energy, fishing, food and agriculture, Oregon, politics, rivers and watersheds, US Fish and Wildlife Service, water conflicts (all these topics)

Hail Magnetron! On microwaves	Umbra Fisk	17 Nov 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, We recently bought a new (to us) house and acquired a microwave oven. Having gotten this far in life without one, we figured we wouldn't use it all that much. Ha. We use it all the time. It's just so much faster than heating things on the stove. I do wonder, though, which is more energy-efficient. Is it more eco-friendly to heat milk for a minute in the microwave, or five minutes on the gas stove? And is there anything to the pe ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, food, food and agriculture, green living (all these topics)

The Freon Market On supermarket coolers	Umbra Fisk	17 Nov 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Every time I go to the grocery store and see meats, dairy products, and other products displayed in open-air refrigerators, I get a little miffed and wonder if this isn't a huge waste of energy and a tremendous cost to the supermarket as well. Do supermarkets make more money having their products in open-air rather than closed-door displays? Delos Chapel Hill, N.C. Dearest Delos, If you've ever made an impulse purchas ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, business, energy, energy efficiency, food and agriculture (all these topics)

Go Fish On eco-friendly fish consumption	Umbra Fisk	17 Nov 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I recently turned 40 and have decided I need to pay more attention to what I eat on a daily basis. My diet has never been horrible, and I've always believed in all things in moderation, but a persistently elevated cholesterol level and my mortality now a smudge on the horizon have helped nudge me in this direction. And everywhere I turn it's fish, fish, and more fish: doctors recommending more omega-3 oils (in the for ...
Topics: advice, aquaculture, Ask Umbra, fishing, food and agriculture, green living, toxics (all these topics)

Zoo Doo Voodoo Zoo Doo in Tokyo Will Be Used to Produce Energy		12 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Zoo Doo Voodoo Zoo Doo in Tokyo Will Be Used to Produce Energy A Tokyo-area zoo, weary of spending more than $275,000 a year to dispose of 1,060 tons of animal waste, has a new plan: It will ferment the droppings to create biogas that can be used as fuel. An experimental processing plant at the zoo should start producing biomass energy in 2005. If all goes according to plan, even the b ...
Topics: food and agriculture, green living, Japan, water pollution, wildlife (all these topics)

Beyond the Pale Green Activists and small-scale farmers are going 'beyond organic' to push local foods	Michelle Nijhuis	12 Nov 2003	Main Dish
Activists and small-scale farmers are going "beyond organic" to push local foods By Michelle Nijhuis 12 Nov 2003 A-tisket, a-tasket, an organic produce basket. Photo: USDA. Organic food has hit the big time. The Whole Foods Market chain, the largest natural-foods retailer in the world, boasts 145 stores throughout North America; its leading competitor, Wild Oats, has 101 stores in 25 states and Canada. Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture put in place a s ...
Topics: Alice Waters, business, food and agriculture (all these topics)

Winged Victory Endangered U.K. Bird Coming Back from the Brink of Extinction		11 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Winged Victory Endangered U.K. Bird Coming Back from the Brink of Extinction Now, for a bit of good species news: One of the rarest birds in Britain, the cirl bunting, has made an impressive comeback from the brink of extinction, thanks to a proactive government plan that pays farmers to maintain their fields in cirl bunting-friendly ways. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds launched the rescue program in ...
Topics: England, food and agriculture, wildlife (all these topics)

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