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Steak 'N Bake? 51% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Now Come From Meat & Dairy Industry
Science & Tech  (tags: study, science, research, humans, discovery, business, food, CO2emissions )

Daphna
- 17 days ago - treehugger.com
We've long said that cutting meat and dairy out of your diet, or at minimum cutting back deeply on their consumption, is one of the most powerful personal steps you can take towards mitigating climate change. But new analysis from Worldwatch Institute sho
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In Taming Dogs, Humans May Have Sought a Meal
Science & Tech  (tags: wolves, dogs, china, domestication, food, genetic, diversity, science, genomic, archaeology, research, discovery, mitochondrial, DNA, technology, study )

Tom
- 60 days ago - nytimes.com
Wolves may have domesticated themselves in China when they began scavenging around the garbage dumps at the first human settlements. As they became tamer, they were captured and bred. Given local traditions, the wolves would have been bred to be eaten.
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Mercury Found in All Fish Caught in U.S.-Tested Streams
Science & Tech  (tags: u.s., geological, survey, mercury, fish, freshwater, streams, discovery, investigation, science, research, health, habitat, ecosystems, nature, environment, pollution, health, risks, warning, disease, illness, coal, mining, safety, food )

Tom
- 70 days ago - usatoday.com
The U.S. Geological Survey's research marks its most comprehensive examination of mercury contamination in stream fish. The study found that 27% of the fish had mercury levels high enough to exceed what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe.
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Union of Concerned Scientists - Action Alert Center
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SirRobert
- 195 days ago - ucsusa.org
Are you a scientist? Even if 'not', you can Take Action with those who are! World scientific leaders are seriously concerned and intervening in the Global: Climate, Energy, Food, Water, Rainforest Crises & more! Become a UCS activist today - Save Lives!
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German Study Shows Chimps Trade Sex for Food
Science & Tech  (tags: study, science, chimpanzees, sex, food )

Sinikka
- 210 days ago - thelocal.de
A study by scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig has shown that female chimpanzees are more likely to mate with males who share food with them - findings that could shed light on relationships in primitive human societies.
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Criminalize Organic Farming? EXCUSE ME?! BILLS: HR 875 and S 425   video
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, ecosystems, humans, protection, pollution, nature, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, government, ethics, dishonesty, politics, babies, cancer, children, disease, drugs, environment, family, food, healthcare, medicine, prevention )

Katia
- 238 days ago - youtube.com
PLEASE contact your representatives and Senators about this! This is being pushed by the drug companies.. No more ORGANIC food - pesticides required! Insecticides KILL OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS, ALLOWING us to be sick more often.. Take Action!
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Scientists Search for Carbon Solutions in Amazonia's 'Black Earth'
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, CO2, Amazon, gardening, discovery, archaeology, interesting, ancient, research, CO2emissions, climate-change, Sustainabililty, food, greenliving, green, sustainable, energy, coolstuff, CO2emissions, conservation )

Michael
- 239 days ago - solveclimate.com
jet-black patches of dirt so fertile that they could be planted continuously for over 40 years without applying fertilizer.++they could augment soil fertility and, perhaps, leach carbon out of the atmosphere and reverse global warming.
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History of Chocolate
Science & Tech  (tags: Chocolate history, culture, society, diet, food, humans, interesting, ancient, archaeology, health )

Monica
- 259 days ago - fieldmuseum.org
The first people known to have made chocolate were the ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America. These people, including the Maya and Aztec, mixed ground cacao seeds with various seasonings to make a spicy, frothy drink.
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Honey Bee Doomsday Dead Ahead
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SirRobert
- 280 days ago - volconvo.com
Global research continues toward discovering the actual cause and effect relationship concerning Honey Bee - Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), but the absolute exact solution must be found in time or we all face the reality of 'Honey Bee Doomsday'!
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What Happens If You Eat Dog Food?
Science & Tech  (tags: dogs, food, interesting )

April
- 305 days ago - livescience.com
If you just eat a little bit of dog food, probably nothing will happen. But you don't really know that for sure because dog food is not subjected to the same health and safety regulations that human food is required to have.
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Nanotechnology -- the New Threat to Food
Science & Tech  (tags: genetic engineering, nanotechnology, food, humans, technology, world, scientists )

Kemsa
- 370 days ago - informationliberation.com
Following on from genetic engineering, nanotechnology represents the latest high technology attempt to infiltrate our food supply. Senior scientists have warned that nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the scale of atoms and molecules....
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Playstation 3 Cakes Are Sweet Enough to Eat
Science & Tech  (tags: ps3, PS3 Game, PS3 Games News, playstation, food, cakes )

Liono
- 388 days ago - ps3maven.com
These Playstation 3 Cakes Artwork are sweet!....sweeeeeet you hear? The PS3 cake art graphics may not equal the actual PS3 gaming console, but the thought and taste is what counts.
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Study: Chocolate and Alcohol Are Bad for Your Planet
Science & Tech  (tags: interesting, food, conservation, eco-friendly, greenproducts )

Cal
- 398 days ago - motherjones.com
You may already know how food manufacture contributes to global warming--it's had its fair share of coverage lately, though the actual numbers have varied. In 2007, climate change experts pegged agriculture as producing 10 to 12 percent of global emissions
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Aquaponic
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, news, research, food )

Nelson
- 414 days ago - amazus.org
Have you noticed that our need for food has been contributing for the degradation of the environment and that we need new solutions if our population continues to grow. This degradation comes from pesticides, fertilizers or from overfishing.
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Welcome to Thanet Earth: The Biggest Greenhouse in Britain Unveiled
Science & Tech  (tags: food, garden, science, technology, NewTechnology, interesting )

Marty
- 512 days ago - mailonsunday.co.uk
You've heard of the factory chicken. Now meet the factory vegetable. Grown in their millions in trays of nutrient-enriched water inside a heated, artificially-lit greenhouse large enough to house ten football pitches
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