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View it in your browser January 12, 2014 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Antibiotic Overuse Could Lead to Public Health Crisis Eighty percent of all antibiotics currently used in the United States are given to farmed animals,  according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s annual National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Retail Meat report, released in February. At a… Continue Reading » Follow the Plate In direct contrast to the government's MyPlate nutritional chart, nutrition experts at the Harvard School of Public Health have released the Healthy Eating Plate. Guided by nutritional studies, their chart fixes what they call "key flaws in the U.S. Department of… Continue Reading » Shoppers Choose Local Forget the aisles stocked with organics. If local foods are not available, 30% of consumers will purchase groceries elsewhere, reports a new study released this month by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. According to the study, named "Buying into the Local… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Why 2014 Should Be The 'Year of the Vegetable' For pregnant women, and those planning to conceive, a healthy diet is an important consideration, not only for the mother's health, but also the health of her unborn child. While supermarket aisles are lined with processed foods that have ingredient lists made up of… Continue Reading » "Green Fire" Film Rekindles Interest in Leopold's Land Ethic While Henry David Thoreau, John Muir and Rachel Carson are widely credited for inspiring the modern environmental movement, another great environmental thinker, Aldo Leopold, is often overlooked. Hopefully that will start to change with the release this year of the… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Collect in Style Buzz-Worthy Recycling Bins Recycling has become a central part of home life. It not only keeps household trash neatly organized, it also prevents usable trash from being sent to overflowing landfills. Recycling also saves trees, reduces our carbon footprint and prevents hazardous materials from… Continue Reading » E 's Green Home Picks: Box, Clean and Sit Rustic Bins, a Highly Efficient Small Vacuum and Surprisingly Durable Cardboard Furniture BOX IT The Etsy shop Looney Bin Trading Co. (which has a retail store in Buford, Georgia) sells hope chests ($325), boxes ($59) and rolling crates ($79) made from reclaimed wood that will bring a fresh-from-the-farm feel to whatever you're storing or collecting.… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A America's Great Outdoors Initiative Dear EarthTalk: What is the Obama administration's America's Great Outdoors initiative and what does it hope to accomplish? – Doug St. James, New York, NY President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum in April 2010 establishing the America's Great Outdoors… 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 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