'This Is Not What Rachel Carson Would Have Wanted'

Friday, September 28, 2012 'This Is Not What Rachel Carson Would Have Wanted' "This is not what Rachel Carson would have wanted for her 50th anniversary present." Mardi Mellon, senior scientist with the non-profit Union of Concerned Sciences, referred to the pending rollout of crops engineered to be resistant to "one, two, three, perhaps more herbicides." The resultant "dousing" of crops with larger quantities of a multiple poisons, Mellon said, is not exactly the future Carson sought with the publication of her landmark book, "Silent Spring," on Sept. 27, 1962. Are Mountain Lions Recolonizing Connecticut? Chevron Pays $17.3 Million Fine For Brazil Oil Spill Washington Gridlock May Save Solar Tax Credit Unexploded Bombs Pose Risk To Offshore Drilling Wyoming Coal Mine Slapped With Safety Violations BLOG POSTS Wendy Gordon: Safe Home, Healthy Pets Their lives are spent playing on lawns and sleeping on floors and as a consequence often have higher exposures to lawn and garden pesticides and to harmful chemicals in household products that can accumulate in dust.With these common exposures come shared risk. David Wild: "Bein' Green": A Colorful Playlist for the 22nd Annual Environmental Media Awards Since 1991, The Environmental Media Awards have honored those who use the red hot glare of popular art to further this worthy cause. There will be a lot of big stars there -- all of whom realize that we better make sure we can keep seeing the real stars in the sky. Matt Rand: New Study: Catch Shares Can Conserve Fish and Fishing Jobs It may seem counter-intuitive for an environmentalist to say this, but what we've learned is that giving fishermen a stake in protecting the oceans is by far the most effective away to turn declining fisheries around." Robert Schrader: Is Bali a Lost Cause? Unfortunately, enjoying Bali is easier vowed than done. Kate Orff: Oil Photos: How Petrochemicals Are Ruining the American Landscape Our study into the human and environmental impacts of petrochemical production reveals a disturbing and imminent truth: the American landscape is not as beautiful as we dream.

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Starting A Vegan Diet? Don't Make These 5 Mistakes

Friday, September 28, 2012 5 Common Mistakes New Vegans Make Thinking about adopting a purely plant-based diet? We get it -- after all, it's been linked with decreased stress and increased happiness. And who can forget that former president Bill Clinton adopted a meat-free eating plan to improve his heart health? (He underwent quadruple bypass and stent surgeries in 2004 and 2010, USA Today noted.) But whether you're doing it for health reasons or ethics (after all, a vegan diet means you aren't eating any animal products -- even fish, dairy and eggs), there are some mistakes a newcomer to the diet might easily make. The 10 Worst U.S. Cities For Heart Problems Health Editors Confess: The Bad Behaviors We Just Can't Give Up Did The Mysterious New Virus In The Middle East Come From Animals? The New Tool That's Getting Kids To Exercise More BLOG POSTS Douglas LaBier: 4 Surprising Ways To Improve Your Relationship Paul Simon's song "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" may come to mind here, but I'm referring to a different kind of "leaving": Departing from how couples typically relate to each other in day-to-day life -- struggling over power and control while also longing for greater mutuality and equality. Gretchen Rubin: 5 Tips I Used This Morning To Feel Calmer I'm very happy to be back home, and to make sure that I keep this happy feeling, instead of allowing myself to become short-tempered (highly likely), I ran through some of my easier tips for staying cool. Nancy Colier: The Good News About Your Search For Happiness Permanent happiness is the goal of our life -- a goal that we can never reach, at least not in the way we imagine. What we can reach, however, is a state of well-being, a deep sense of lasting contentment that can include and survive both happiness and unhappiness! Amy M. FitzPatrick, MS, L.Ac.: You Live In Your Body -- And Not Your Doctor The human body is the most precise instrument on our planet. It puts a Formula 1 Ferrari to shame. Use your health care providers like a pit stop crew, but remember you are the driver. You win the trophy at the end of the race, not the crew.

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The Truth About Aporkalypse, Free Nutella, Crazy Vegetable Carvings And More

Friday, September 28, 2012 Bacon Shortage: The Truth Behind The Impending 'Aporkalypse' America -- nay, the entire world -- went hog wild this week when a report out of England predicted a "global bacon shortage" in 2013. PHOTOS: Awesome Intricately Carved Vegetables Free Nutella! Canadian Beef Recall Poses Danger To U.S. Consumers, USDA Says Alcoholic Pizza: Boston Eatery Salvatore's Introduces '21-Plus' Pies PHOTO: The Coolest Coffee Cup Art We've Ever Seen BLOG POSTS Zagat: America's Best Burgers, Fries, Coffee and More Say you're driving down the highway and your stomach is growling -- sure, there are plenty of burgers to lure you off the road, but how do you decide which is actually worth a stop? Garrett Weber-Gale: Staging At El Celler de Can Roca I am not a chef, but a professional swimmer who won two Olympic gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now you're probably wondering what on earth I am doing working in the number two restaurant in the world? Michele Simon: "Pink Slime" Lawsuit May Be Frivolous, But Could Chill Speech The entire pink slime affair should be viewed as a huge wake-up call to the harsh realities of our industrialized meat supply. But Beef Products Inc.'s case against ABC News could scare the media and others out of speaking out against the meat industry. Anneli Rufus: Milk Pairings, Tea Pairings, Wine-and-Fritos Pairings: Pair, Pair Everywhere I met a sommelier who specializes in pairing fine wines with Pringles, Cool Ranch Doritos, KFC cole slaw, California rolls and pumpkin pie -- stuff you'd normally never associate with le vin. What other beverages match specific foods? KF Seetoh: Dying For A $160k Satay Beehoon Recipe With less than three months to live, a street food legend reluctantly offers his recipe for sale.

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