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May 10, 2006
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We spoke recently by telephone with the Berkeley-based author of the lauded The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Penguin, $26.95). Michael Pollan shared his thoughts on vegans, organic farmers, and the movement that's taking us beyond organic. Here's the gist of that conversation‹stripped of fat, corn-based additives, and chemicals, of course.
Seattle Weekly: So, what did you eat last night?
Michael Pollan: I went to a sushi restaurant.
What does it mean when, at Elliott Bay last month, 350 people showed up for your SRO reading?
May 16, 2006
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For Immediate Release:
Six Massachusetts Towns Vote Against Genetic Engineering
May 10, 2006
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To: Secretary Michael Johanns
Dear Sec. Johanns:
The undersigned former and current National Organic Standards Board members, acting as private citizens, would like to respectfully express our concerns regarding the current rulemaking process.
May 4, 2006
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May 7, 2006
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At the center of our national school playground lies a statistical seesaw. On one end sit children who are still managing to maintain a healthy weight. On the other: the growing number of youngsters whose excess pounds put them at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, asthma and hypertension -- as well as bullying and social isolation.
May 1, 2006
THE SCIENTIST Volume 20 | Issue 5 | Page 13
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QUOTE: "...it would appear that the leadership ranks of Big Pharma are populated by the wrong species: There are too many hedgehogs and not enough foxes. This hedgehog-and-fox metaphor dates back to Archilochus, an ancient Greek poet who wrote that 'the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.'"
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QUOTE: "...it would appear that the leadership ranks of Big Pharma are populated by the wrong species: There are too many hedgehogs and not enough foxes. This hedgehog-and-fox metaphor dates back to Archilochus, an ancient Greek poet who wrote that 'the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.'"
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May 9, 2006
the Independent / UK
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They dress up in pink catsuits, have names like "Spider Mum" and feel a social obligation to plunder the most expensive restaurants and gourmet delicatessens in town as part of a campaign to help the poor.
Last week the well-heeled citizens of Hamburg's Altona district got a taste of their antics when 30 of them marched into the city's luxury "Fresh Paradise Goedeken" supermarket and walked out five minutes later with €15,000 (£10,000) worth of stolen goods.
Last week the well-heeled citizens of Hamburg's Altona district got a taste of their antics when 30 of them marched into the city's luxury "Fresh Paradise Goedeken" supermarket and walked out five minutes later with €15,000 (£10,000) worth of stolen goods.
May 10, 2006
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Proposed new federal organic livestock regulations are coming under sharp criticism for failing to close critical loopholes that are allowing a handful of factory-scale dairy farms in western states to continue bringing into their milk herd new animals raised with antibiotics, hormones, and genetically engineered feed produced with toxic pesticides.
April 28, 2006
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Speaking to Boston's community, health, and policy leaders, Mayor Thomas M. Menino discussed this morning the importance of affordable and accessible healthy food for all of Boston's residents. Mayor Menino stressed that eating patterns are important contributory factors to reducing the risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and even some cancers. He noted, however, that for many of the city's elderly and low-income residents, it can be difficult to access affordable healthy and fresh foods and urged leaders to come up with a plan to close this disparity.
