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View it in your browser June 24, 2012 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Green Groups Oppose Monsanto Handout The nonprofit Center for Food Safety is sounding the alarm about a provision buried deep in the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that would allow the continued sale and planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops while health hazards are assessed by the U.S.… Continue Reading » More Bins, More Bottles? Do you find yourself buying plastic beverage bottles without regret because they can be tossed in the recycling bin? Or do you justify leaving reusable bags in the car because there's a plastic bag recycling bin at the front of the store?  If so, the new study "Recycling… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Activists Are Frustrated by the Many Missed Opportunities at the Rio+20 Earth Summit On Friday afternoon, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development convened. Dubbed Rio+20, the conference was the largest UN summit ever held and marked the 20-year anniversary of the original Earth Summit also held in Rio. Attended by 50,000, the three-day… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Spring Statement Makers Bold Looks Are In Across the Eco Fashion Frontier Despite a down economy, fashion designers who refuse to compromise on ethical issues have been one of the industry's brightest lights in recent years. And as the economy picks up, and a sustainable textile infrastructure develops, increasing numbers of young designers are… Continue Reading » Resistant To Change Ocean Acidification Is a Product of Our Emissions, but There's Little Will to Change Our Ways Rob Jackson, Ph.D., is the Nicholas Chair of Global Environmental Change at Duke University and a professor in the Biology Department. He is also a co-chair of the Carbon Cycle Science Working Group—a group of researchers who recommend carbon cycle priorities for the… 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 » Winning for the Water An Interview with U.S. Water Polo Player Betsey Armstrong Betsey Armstrong is a 29-year-old goalkeeper on the U.S. Water Polo team who's headed to her second Olympic Games—the 2012 Games in London—this July. Since attending the University of Michigan, Armstrong not only became serious about water polo, she developed an… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Subsidies for Renewable Energy Dear EarthTalk: Renewable energy production in the solar and wind markets currently receives about $7 billion in government subsidies annually, but is still not competitive against fossil fuels on a large scale. To what extent should the U.S. continue to prop up these industries as they compete against dirty energy? -- Jack Morgan, Richmond, VA… Continue Reading » Right to Breathe Campaign Dear EarthTalk: Who are the "Clean Air Ambassadors" and what are they trying to accomplish? —Brenda Coughlin, Pittsburgh, PA… 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