Sustainable America was founded in 2012. Our unique approach to improving the sustainability of our country’s food and transportation fuel systems calls for us to: · Educate: raising awareness of the food and fuel issues facing our country; · Engage: working with the public to change their behaviors to be more sustainable; and · Invest: […]
To put it simply, a food desert is a neighborhood far removed from grocery stores that sell healthy food. [vimeo https://vimeo.com/63759817 expand=1] Subsequently, foods high in fat, calories and sugar are too abundant, which encourages unhealthy eating that can lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease, according to a newly published Walk Score blog. […]
Why are so many people convinced that dairy is the best source of calcium? A strategic marketing campaign from the dairy industry would have us believe that by drinking milk, we will be protected from bone crippling osteoporosis, but the opposite may be true. Drinking milk leaches calcium from our bones and thereby creates a deficiency […]
An estimated 5 million hogs have died since the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) was discovered last May, and federal officials along with industry experts are scrambling to control the continued spread of the disease, reports Reuters. This slideshow exposes the reckless disposal practices of an industrialized swine facility in North Carolina hit with the PED virus. Warning: The […]
In a bid to increase awareness of the health, environmental and monetary benefits of tap water, Yarra Valley Water launched Be Smart. Choose Tap. To continue in its efforts, the Australian-based utility released a satirical video last October showing why tap is the logical solution over bottled water. The video went viral this week after it […]
As food supplies have tightened, a new geopolitics of food has emerged—a world in which the global competition for land and water is intensifying and each country is fending for itself. We cannot claim that we are unaware of the trends that are undermining our food supply and thus our civilization. We know what we need to […]
As the U.S. government continues to issue warnings regarding raw dairy products, several European countries have done just the opposite by expanding access through unpasteurized milk vending machines, according to Wake Up World. Given the purported benefits of raw milk, multiple European nations have installed self-service vending machines that provide 24-hour access. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock […]
On March 8, International Women’s Day will honor the innovative women who are making a positive difference around the globe, reports Food Tank. Saturday March 8 is International Women’s Day. Food Tank is celebrating 23 women righting the wrongs of hunger and poverty around the world. Photo credit: Food Tank They are business women, mothers, […]
In James Bond style, nine Greenpeace activists were arrested Tuesday after they rappelled down Cincinnati’s Procter & Gamble (P&G) skyscraper and hung two large posters protesting P&G’s use of palm oil in its Head & Shoulders products. [youtube //www.youtube.com/embed/UlSA0u8dCCA expand=1] The naturally-occurring oil is typically extracted through widespread deforestation and has pushed exotic animals, like […]
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