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Los Angeles Bans Plastic Grocery Bags
Environment  (tags: plastics, contamination, health, humans, prevention, research, treatment, medicine, protection, healthconditions, nature, oceans, conservation, habitatdestruction )

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- 14 hours ago - organicconnectmag.com
The Los Angeles City Council on May 23, 2012 voted to adopt a ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts, making the City of Angels the largest in the country to phase out the single-use bags.
Commonly Used Pesticide Turns Honey Bees Into 'Picky Eaters'
Environment  (tags: pollution, nature, ecosystems, environment, destruction, habitatdestruction, protection, wildlife, oceans, politics, government, habitat, water )

Organic
- 2 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food.
The Battle to Build the U.S.'s First Offshore Wind Farm
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, CO2emissions, conservation, climate-change, energy, pollution, Sustainabililty, sustainable, technology )

Organic
- 2 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
After a decade seeking approval to build the U.S.'s first offshore wind farm, Cape Wind president Jim Gordon is on the verge of beginning construction.
Pure Beef: The Cookbook for Grass-Fed Beef
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenliving, Sustainabililty, conservation, organic, technology, food )

Organic
- 3 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
In Pure Beef, Lynne Curry shares recipes she created for recipes for every cut of meat on the cow.
How to Slow Down Fast Food in Your Own Back Yard
Green Lifestyle  (tags: food safety, environment, food, health, safety, risks, research, protection, nutrition, GMO, food, organic, healthy, Sustainabililty, home, children )

Organic
- 2 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
A new report and how-to guide has come out about how we can fight the influence of big fast food companies on a local level--and win!
Connecting The Ecosystems of Land and Sea
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, conservation, environment, habitat, protection, pollution, Sustainabililty, wildlife, water, science, oceans )

Organic
- 4 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
A new study from a Pacific atoll reveals the links between native trees the giant manta rays that live off the coast. The researchers point to the little-understood interconnectedness between terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
In the Name of Fracking: The Sand Mines of Wisconsin
Environment  (tags: fracking, energy, CO2emissions, climate-change, destruction, environment, ecosystems, pollution, protection, health conditions, politics )

Organic
- 4 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
If the world can be seen in a grain of sand, watch out. As Wisconsinites are learning, there's money (and misery) in sand--and if you've got the right kind, an oil company may soon be at your doorstep.
A Woman Farmer's Empowering Life Story
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Sustainabililty, sustainable, eco-friendly, organic, health, healthy, greenliving, environment, conservation )

Organic
- 6 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
Through her book Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works, Atina Diffley takes us through her life of conquering odds; from an abusive marriage to battling uphill as an organic farmer long before it was in fashion.
Pollution Is Leading to Atmospheric Warming, Larger Clouds and Bigger Storms
Environment  (tags: pollution, nature, ecosystems, environment, destruction, habitatdestruction, protection, wildlife, oceans, politics, government, habitat, water )

Organic
- 6 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
Pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thunderstorm clouds. How much the warming effect of these clouds offsets the cooling that other clouds provide is not yet clear.
Beyond Organic: Nutrient-Dense Blueberries From Heaven
Green Lifestyle  (tags: agriculture, environment, food, farming, irrigation, economy, goodnews, Sustainabililty, greenliving, business )

Organic
- 8 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
Bob Wilt knows from experience that if he's able to get someone to taste his blueberries, there's a 90 percent chance he'll have a new customer. How did he get blueberries so bursting with flavor? It has to do with going beyond organic.
 
 
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