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View it in your browser June 03, 2012 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Big Tobacco's Role in Pushing Flame Retardants In the Chicago Tribune's recent investigative series on flame retardants, they uncover the role of Big Tobacco in pushing for flame retardants—harmful chemicals that pose reproductive problems—in a wide variety of furniture and baby products. Tasked… Continue Reading » From Fields of War to Fields of Green Based on the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, the average American farmer is 57 years old, and nearly 30% of American farmers are over the age of 65. To combat the USDA's need for 100,000 farmers, Veterans Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) courses… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Celebrating a River Folk Music, Family Fun, and Environmental Awareness at the Clearwater Festival As a college student, I overhear a lot of conversations regarding music festivals. Talk mostly centers around the big names (Lollapalooza in Chicago, Coachella in California, Bonnaroo in Tennessee) and related music activities (I don't think I need to elaborate here). But… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Thrill of the Grill A Healthier Way to Enjoy Your Summertime Barbeque The smell of barbeque is a hallmark of summertime's arrival. Whether gas or charcoal is the grill of choice, most folks with a patio, stoop or other outdoor escape enjoy cooking out of doors as the days grow longer. But that classic summertime scent contains two… Continue Reading » Connections: Sharing Green Strategies Greentowns Helps People Plug In to Green Happenings Forget those "greenest cities" lists: green efforts are sprouting up everywhere. On greentowns.com, 15,000 communities of all sizes log their environmental initiatives in nine categories: building, energy, lifestyle, connections, water, land and conservation, food,… Continue Reading » Eating Local: Sustainable Food Central FarmPlate Is a Local Resource for Sustainable Farms, Food, Markets and More FarmPlate is a new online resource for finding and selling sustainable food. Founded in August 2011, FarmPlate allows visitors to search a directory of over 40,000 listings in order to find everything from local farmers, to food and drink artisans, to restaurants, food… Continue Reading » The Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is home to over 1,500 species of fish, 5,000 mollusk species, 360 species of hard coral and hundreds of birds, sponges and crustaceans. It is the largest structure on earth created by animals, and the only animal-made structure visible from space.… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Bird-Friendly Wind Power Dear EarthTalk: One of the objections to wind power has been that the turbines can kill birds. Has there been some progress in developing bird-friendly wind power? —Marcie Mahoney, Boston, MA… Continue Reading » New Food Pesticide App Dear EarthTalk: How do I learn about what pesticides may be on the food I eat? —Beatrice Olson, Cleveland, OH… Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine   Order a Free Trial Issue   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851