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Poseidon Lost

We thought the sea was infinite and inexhaustible. It is not. Calling for a new vision to save our oceans. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Wendy Gordon
Eat Local App: Fresh Foods at Your Fingertips
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May 15, 2012: Asparagus, radishes, and spinach are trending this week in my neck of the woods. These foods are in season and likely, at their tastiest and most nutritional. I often discuss the benefits of a locavore lifestyle, but keeping... read more >
Could Mushrooms Uproot Plastic Packaging?
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April 26, 2012: Mushrooms may be on the rise to replace the ubiquitous plastic foams found in packaging. That’s the hope of two young environmental entrepreneurs, Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre. The idea for their new packaging material --... read more >
Can City Air Make Your Kids Fat?
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April 20, 2012: Fatty foods and lazy lifestyles might not be the only factors contributing to the obesity epidemic. A new study points a finger at air pollution. The research, conducted by the Columbia University Center for Children's... read more >
Laundry in Paradise
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April 12, 2012: Costa Rican rainforests contain many wonders -- poisonous frogs, towering volcanoes, and miniature armies of leaf-cutter ants. But our tour guide mainly wanted to talk about laundry. Jim Damalas wasn’t just any tour guide.... read more >
Don't Let Wacky Weather Ruin Your Garden
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March 30, 2012: My husband and I tend a garden in the western Catskills. The late springs and early autumns common within our mountain valley have typically meant short but productive growing seasons. But the new norm in our garden is a... read more >
Prince Charles: Let Them Eat ... Organic Food
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March 21, 2012: The book is as thin as a slice of Wonder bread, but The Prince's Speech: On the Future of Food is much more nourishing. In a foreword to this new pocket-sized Rodale-publication, author Wendell Berry writes that the speech... read more >
Food 101: Q&A with Alice Waters
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March 9, 2012: When Chef Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California, four decades ago, she began cooking up more than delicious dishes. She helped pioneer a new food movement, one that brings us back to our roots:... read more >
Acting and Activism: Q&A with Meryl Streep
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February 25, 2012: Actress Meryl Streep’s Oscar-nominated performance in The Iron Lady "nails the former prime minister's look, sound, and spirit," according to a former co-worker of Margaret Thatcher’s. Streep is renowned for her ability to... read more >
Plight of the Whitebark Pine
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February 10, 2012: As we pass through the mild winter of 2012, things don't look good for the whitebark pine. The mountain pine beetle continues to feast on the tree species, whose canopy is often referred to as the roof of the northern... read more >
Fish Feud: The Right to Know about GMO
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February 3, 2012: Consumers in California apparently don’t have the right to know if they are buying genetically engineered foods. The California Assembly recently voted down the Consumer Right To Know Act, or AB 88, which was introduced by... read more >
Slipping into My Mother's Shirt and Values
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January 24, 2012: Could it be the recession that’s making us a bit more mindful of our consumption and spending habits -- what we need, what we don't need, and what we waste? I, for one, have made a number of adjustments to my spending... read more >
Gas-Sipping Cars Drive Away with Top Safety Ratings
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January 18, 2012: When it comes to cars, my husband and I won't trade on safety.Don't get me wrong. I'm all for the Obama administration’s proposed 54.5 miles-per-gallon carbon pollution and fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks... read more >
Wendy Gordon

Wendy Gordon has been a leader in the green consumer movement for two decades. She founded Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet, a pioneering consumer outreach organization, and Green Guide, the go-to resource for the eco-conscious consumer, acquired in 2007 by

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