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How To Make Trader Joe’s Meat Better
Tell Trader Joe’s to stop selling meat that’s been given antibiotics. A new campaign by CALPIRG needs your help to make Trader Joe’s meat better by getting rid of meat [ … ]
Take Two Minutes To Help End Food Waste!
Americans waste 40% of the food we produce. So an EPA task force developed a toolkit to help us waste less. Will you add your voice to support it?
GM Potatoes: Take Action
Earlier today, Chris listed the 10 most common GMO foods, and USDA is close to adding one more to that list: GM potatoes.
Take Action: Tell Bayer to Stop Killing Bees!
Even if you don’t eat honey, bees are a critical part of your food supply. Pollinators like bees are a critical part of the life cycle for almost 1/3 of our food crops and 90 percent of wild plants. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has been a mystery for many years, but the more researchers dive into what’s killing off bee populations, the more signs point to one thing: pesticides.
URGENT: Take Action for Healthier Kids!
There’s a petition making the rounds right now that needs a little love and could have a big impact on children’s health.
Coming Soon: GMO Apples?
The Canadian company Okanagan Specialty Fruits is looking to start selling GMO apples in the U.S.
Urgent: Tell EPA to Ban Monsanto Roundup
I just received an action alert from the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), and it turns out that Monsanto Roundup, the fertilizer linked to plant diseases and superweeds, is up for a “registration review.”
Urgent: Tell the U.S. Government to be Strong on Marketing Junk Food to Kids
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is asking consumers to send a letter to the White House that we are not OK with the food industry marketing junk food to children.
Keep Pink Slime Out of Burgers (Petition)
We’ve talked about so-called “pink slime” around here before, and now there’s a petition targeting the FDA asking them to ban the stuff. In case you’re not familiar with pink slim or “Boneless Lean Beef,” as it’s known in the industry, here’s a description from the petition…
New Pathogen, Livestock Reproductive Problems, Crop Failure, & Monsanto’s Roundup Ready® Crops {Take Action}
Internationally recognized plant pathologist Dr. Don Huber has found some things that we should really be concerned about, and they concern GMOs. He has spoken out about it, but the federal government isn’t listening yet.
Dr. Huber “wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack warning of the discovery of a new pathogen and a possible link between Roundup Ready® (GMO) corn and soybeans and severe reproductive problems in livestock as well as widespread crop failure” in January.
Petition: Tell WalMart, Albertsons, and Shaws to Stop Selling Unsustainable Fish
While some big chains like Costco have adopted a sustainable seafood policy, many companies continue to offer endangered fish. It’s time for Walmart and SUPERVALU, who owns Albertsons and Shaws, to step up and change their policies.
Publix Resists Fair Trade for American Workers
“If there are some atrocities going on, it’s not our business. Maybe it’s something the government should get involved with.” When Publix spokesperson Dwaine Stevens said they couldn’t get involved with labor issues over every product they sell, he probably didn’t anticipate the groundswell of opposition that would follow.