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E - THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE THIS WEEK
March 23, 2014
WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING
Battle of the Bulbs
Compact Fluorescents In The Spotlight With Ban on Incandescents In Effect

As of Jan. 1, 2014, 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs are no longer manufactured in the U.S. as part of efficiency standards signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007. Previously, the government regulations phased out 70- and 100-watt bulbs over the last…

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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…

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FEATURED BLOGS
Why 2014 Should Be The ‘Year of the Vegetable’
Dreaded Red Meat on the Grill

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…

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A Greener Blue Lagoon

As the sea plane banks to the right and I look down through the open window, sunlight glints off one of the largest solar arrays I’ve ever seen, and the next thing I know we are splashing down in the turquoise waters of Fiji’s fabled Blue Lagoon. The pilot cuts the…

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Clueless about Food and Agriculture?
Why Everyone has a Stake in the Farm Bill Fight
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Outside of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to urge kids to exercise more and eat better, this administration remains largely indifferent to the disaster that is the country’s outdated food and agriculture policy. U.S. Department of Agriculture…

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IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE
Free Range Fish
The Environmental Promise of Open Ocean Fish Farms

When Neil Sims was working as a marine biologist in the Cook Islands—an idyllic scattering of white sand and blue lagoon islands halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii—he couldn’t help but notice something about the islanders’ traditional fishing, in this case,…

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New Funds for Renewables
Financing That Would Let Wind and Solar Compete

Dan Reicher is an expert in environmental policy, finance and technology who has served three presidents. He was a member of President Obama’s Transition Team and served as Assistant Secretary of Energy under President Clinton. Currently, Reicher is the executive director…

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EARTHTALK Q&A
Keurig “K-Cup” Coffee Containers

Dear EarthTalk: What is the environmental impact of those “K-Cups” everyone seems to be using nowadays to make coffee at both home and office?

– Chris B., Stamford, CT

K-Cups—those little one-serving coffee containers that allow people to brew one cup at a time in…

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