The quickest way to sour the mood at this five-day fete-à-feta in
Madison, Wisconsin? Mention a nondairy milk. In April, the National
Milk Producers Federation sent a letter to the FDA, urging it to crack
down on the misuse of ...READ»
Greenpeace gets a lot of flack for its aggressive, embarrassing campaigns against corporations, but the simple truth is that they often work. That's why we have some hope that the organization's most recent campaign, which derides ...READ»
If fish had origin stickers, there's a good chance dinner would read "made in China." "Almost 50% of the fish we eat now is farmed," says Simon Wilkinson of the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific -- and China produces ...READ»
Oystermen, fishermen, and shrimpers around Apalachicola Bay--where seafood is an $80 million a year business--share thoughts about their drastically altered lives, the reason for their overfishing, and the Faustian bargain that's been struck with BP.READ»
Commercial fishermen may lose their livelihoods to the Gulf oil spill, but it's the little things that count, right? The United Commercial Fisherman’s Association (UCFA) scored a temporary restraining order against BP this week, ...READ»
Chalk up another victory for Greenpeace's trademark tactic of shaming companies into submission. This time around, Trader Joe's has agreed to source all of its seafood from sustainable sources by 2012. The move comes after a long ...READ»
Niman Ranch began in 1970 as a small, eleven-acre farm raising humanely treated animals using all-natural feeds. Forty years later, it's grown into the largest network of independent American farmers, producing antibiotic-free meat products.READ»
Beef lovers, take note: The 6,000 ranchers at this bovine confab may not look like power brokers, but they're ultimately in charge of a $76 billion industry -- and the products that land on your plates. Lately, they worry, too little ...READ»
Greenpeace's Carting Away the Oceans seafood sustainability scorecard has lauded Target in the past for its green seafood policies. Now the chain is getting even more kudos for its announcement that it replace farmed salmon with the ...READ»
The bees of America have been working hard all summer: To make a pound of honey, they have to fly the equivalent of eight roundtrips between New York and Paris. Now it's time to enjoy the fructose of their labor. Have a taste of the facts and figures on honey.READ»
Fish populations are dwindling rapidly due to widespread overfishing, and it's not likely to stop any time soon--the UN thinks that world seafood demand will grow 40% by 2030. And your beloved sushi restaurant might not exist for much ...READ»
It doesn't prevent industrial dairy cows from being packed into small quarters, but the CowDetect RFID tracking system at least allows farmers to keep track of animal health and schedule milking and fertilization for maximum ...READ»
Technology, savvy brand management, and a little bit of soul have made $6.7 billion Darden Restaurants the world's biggest casual-dining operation -- and it's still growing, even in tough times.READ»
Greenpeace's third edition of the Carting Away the Oceans seafood sustainability scorecard brings some heartening news: over half of the leading U.S. supermarket chains have made progress in seafood sustainability. Many have ...READ»
European biodiesel company Solarix has created what may be a sustainable powerhouse for rural areas: the Sustainer, a "power box" in a 20-foot container frame that converts oil-bearing crops and seeds into edible oil ...READ»
It's hard to keep that New Year's resolution to eat sustainable seafood with so many tasty endangered species on restaurant menus. But the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) California Fisheries Fund (CFF) could be the push that ...READ»
Seafood sustainability has become an increasing concern as of late, with restaurants and distributors scrambling to prove that they don't mess with endangered fish like mahi mahi, Atlantic cod, king crab, and red snapper.
Now ...READ»
How Cargill Meat Solutions is winning over grocers, consumers, and its employees -- and driving growth -- with its first entry into the branded beef business.READ»
Clams, shrimp, spicy-tuna rolls: Yum! Global seafood consumption has tripled during the past 50 years. At the fifth World Fisheries Congress (October 20 -- 24) in Yokohama, Japan, sustainability -- of the $155 billion industry and the animals it depends on -- will be the big concern. Here are seven species on the menu.READ»
