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View it in your browser December 22, 2013 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING The Forest Man of India In 1979, Jadav Payeng embarked on what would ultimately become a successful 30-year project to single-handedly plant a 1,360-acre forest. Payeng's tree-planting mission began at age 16, when flooding wiped away a large portion of forest along the Brahmaputra river sandbar… Continue Reading » Superbugs in the Meat Supply A large percentage of meat products sold in the U.S. contain bacteria—such as salmonella and E. coli—that is resistant to antibiotics, according to a new government report. The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, a joint effort between the U.S. Centers… Continue Reading » Picking Organic Produce On a budget and not sure what to buy organic at the supermarket? The Environmental Working Group (EWG)'s just-released 9th annual "Dirty Dozen" list documents pesticide contamination for 48 popular fruits and vegetables based on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Where Have All the Oysters Gone? Climate Change May Ruin Your Next Seafood Night Seafood lovers hooked on $1 oyster nights may soon have to find a new source of comfort for the work-week blues. Thanks to an increase of carbon in both the atmosphere and our water bodies (which absorb about a third of all carbon emissions), carbon munching critters like… Continue Reading » Food Is the New Tobacco It's Time to Confront the Corporate Giants that Are Hurting Americans' Health Recently Michael Moss in a New York Times Magazine cover story—"The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food"—examined how food companies have known for decades that salt, sugar and fat are not good for us in the quantities Americans consume them, and yet every year… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Of the Trees, For the Trees, By the Trees A review of American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation by Eric Rutkow American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation (Scribner) is the story of Americans and their trees. Though ubiquitous and largely ignored, trees shaped American history in profound ways. They provided fuel for homes and industry, building material and… Continue Reading » Organic Confusion Americans Are Skeptical of Organic Labels Americans are increasingly concerned about the environment, but skeptical of organic labeling, and not necessarily willing to spend more. A March 2013 Harris poll of 2,276 adults found that 38% of those polled confirmed they were concerned about the environment, but more… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Teaching Kids About Climate Change Dear EarthTalk: Do you have any tips for explaining global warming and other complex environmental problems to my kids? – Peter Buckley, Pittsburgh, PA Kids today may be more eco-savvy than we were at their age, but complex topics like global warming may still mystify… 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:   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