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Honeybees, NRDC's Lawsuit, and EPA's Discontent

September 4, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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clothianidin, colonycollapsedisorder, EPA, honeybees, NRDClawsuit, officeofpesticideprograms, pesticides, pollination

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency registered its discontent with NRDC. Why? Because it claims we are overstepping by asking a public agency to share more public information. Maybe you don’t view the behavior of honeybees as a matter of...continued→

Eating Well for Yourself and for the Next Generation

January 30, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably

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breastcancer, eatlocal, EPA, michaelpollan, organicfood, pesticides, simplesteps, toxins

I recently read about Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food--currently the second best-selling hardcover in the nation. Like many others, I was inspired by its famously lean tagline: “Eat food. Not much. Mostly plants.” I love how Pollan’s...continued→