Eating Vegan in Pleasant Pensacola, Florida
If you ever find yourself in Pensacola, Florida, you will be pleasantly surprised. Not only by their white sandy beaches and their southern hospitality, but also by the variety for us green eaters ; )
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Something Smells Fishy: Testing the Safety of Gulf Seafood
The Gulf has had a rough few years: monstrous hurricanes, then floods, now oil spills. It’s no wonder that the government and industry are trying to bolster consumer confidence in Gulf seafood. But is it too soon? Obama doesn’t think so. He plans to serve Gulf seafood at his birthday bash. Neither does BP big-wig, …
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Congress Fails to Keep Dirty Factory Fish Farms Out of the Gulf
This week, Congress is voting on the critically important and extremely timely “Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009,” (CLEAR Act). The stated purpose of the act was to promote clean energy while heightening safety standards surrounding offshore drilling and other problematic industries in the Gulf. Unfortunately, several important provisions, which would have furthered these stated goals, were dropped from the bill. The bill, which supposedly includes a Gulf of Mexico restoration program, would have banned the destructive and highly contentious practice of offshore aquaculture (also known as factory fish farming) in Gulf waters and would have promoted solar and wind energy on land. Unfortunately, Democratic leaders caved to political pressure and removed these significant provisions. One of the most serious, yet little-known threats to our oceans over the last decade has been the expansion of offshore aquaculture, so why is Congress allowing its creation in the already struggling Gulf?