The year has only just begun, but already we have a 2008 winner in the category of sheer evil and mendacity. That would be the U.S. beef industry for thinking it’s okay to drag beef cattle around with fork lifts in order to get them to stand and be slaughtered. Graphic and stunning footage of […]
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Seems like only a week ago we were reporting on tests that showed swordfish with dangerously high mercury levels being sold in supermarkets in California in Florida. Now comes the New York Times causing a rumpus with a report that the tuna in sushi also tips the scales with mercury. The Times conducted tests on […]
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I may be the last person on earth to see this photo essay from Time magazine comparing what different families around the world spent on food in one week. The range in costs is astounding, from $500 for a family in Germany to $1.23 for this family in a refugee camp in Chad. Personally, I […]
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