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View it in your browser October 21, 2012 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Eating Our Weight in GMOs With no labeling laws in place, Americans are unknowingly consuming vast amounts of genetically-modified (GMO) foods, reports the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Environmental Working Group (EWG). According to their analysis released last week, the average adult in… Continue Reading » Rice Paddies have a Methane Problem E has written before—at length—about the problems of industrial meat production, one of which involves the large quantities of methane emitted by livestock. But cows aren't alone in contributing to the planet's methane problem—rice paddies, too, play a significant… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Two Colds Converged in a Yellow Wood With Back-to-School Germs Spreading like, well, Germs, What's the Best Natural Cold Symptom Relief, and how Effective Is the Flu Shot, Anyway? I'm in the feverish throes of a head-chest cold, so cold and flu remedies are on my mind, literally, at the moment. The first thing I turn to at the first inkling of illness is an effervescent blast of vitamin C via either Emergen-C or Airborne. Perhaps it's pure… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Under Wraps Grow Fresh Veggies all Winter with a Cold Frame Winter is the mortal enemy of gardeners and backyard farmers from Florida to Saskatchewan. No matter how well a person waters and weeds during summertime, eventually Jack Frost will assassinate even the most lovingly tended crops. So what's a protective planter to do?… Continue Reading » Tapping into Tides The Country's First Tidal Power Project Comes to Maine This past July, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) announced the launch of the first commercial tidal power project in the U.S., to be located in the nation's northeastern-most city of Eastport, Maine. It's called the TidGen Cobscook… Continue Reading » The Book That Changed The World Silent Spring is half a century old, and despite the environmental protections ushered in by Rachel Carson's call to arms, reminds us how far we have left to go to bring chemicals under control. When Rachel Carson was growing up in a five-room farmhouse in the small town of Springdale, Pennsylvania, the land was in ruin. Pittsburgh lay only 18 miles away, and over 1,000 factories gushed coal smoke into the air. Steamboats and barges added their exhaust, along with… Continue Reading » Growing Solutions to Radioactive Waste How Algae and Mushrooms (But Not Sunflowers) Can Help Clean Up Fukushima In their efforts to clean up radioactive contamination from the world's second-worst nuclear disaster, scientists and public servants are enlisting help from a surprising source: living organisms like sunflowers and mushrooms. More than a year after the post-tsunami… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Eco-friendly Professional Sports Leagues Dear EarthTalk: How eco-friendly are professional sports leagues and their teams? Which stand out especially for their green efforts? —Al Simpson, Medina, OH Professional sports, like many other pursuits, are getting greener every day. While pro leagues and teams have… Continue Reading » Concerns About Fracking Dear EarthTalk: I have heard that fracking is becoming a major environmental issue in the U.S. Which parts of the country are already hosting fracking operations? Are there efforts underway to stop the practice in specific states or across the country? —Jim Ross, Toronto,… Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine   Order a Free Trial Issue   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851