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View it in your browser March 16, 2014 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Follow the Plate In direct contrast to the government’s MyPlate nutritional chart, nutrition experts at the Harvard School of Public Health have released the Healthy Eating Plate. Guided by nutritional studies, their chart fixes what they call “key flaws in the U.S. Department of… Continue Reading » More Evidence Environment Is Impacting Autism Evidence continues to mount that environmental exposures prior to pregnancy are contributing to rising autism rates. Most recently researchers submitted the results of three studies at the International Society for Autism Research conference in Spain, tying increased autism… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Sustaining DC, Restraining Cars How Washington, DC is vying to be one of nation's greenest cities and teach other urban areas a lesson in sustainable development and planning Cities may be the new environmental hubs. Chicago and New York have been vying for the title of greenest city in America, and for 2013 Washington, DC has joined them, with a new plan, Sustainable DC. The idea, according to Mayor Vincent Gray, is to “make the District of… Continue Reading » What Your DNA Can Really Tell You Do the offerings of companies like 23andMe cause more harm than good? Recently, genetic tests profiling health risks have come under fire. In November 2013, genetic screenings became a hot topic when the FDA sent a letter to the company 23andme stating the agency was “concerned about the public health consequences of inaccurate results.” The… Continue Reading » Boot Camp for Farmers Programs Cropping Up for Those Hoping to Farm A back-to-the-land movement has seized Generation Y, as young Americans ditch cubicles for the earthier vocation of growing food. Not only did a recent documentary, “The Greenhorns,”(profile young poople who have taken farming as their occupation, it also counted them:… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE How Green Is That…Electronics Recycler? Three Green Options for Trading in Your Used Electronics So you’ve bought a new TV, iPhone, tablet or other device and are giddy with technological glee. But what happens to the old model? E-waste is just 1-2% of the municipal solid waste stream according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but our collective appetite… Continue Reading » Fighting for Air How Climate Change Is Leading to More Ozone, More Pollen and More Asthma Problems Jalyssa Moore was three years old when she had her first asthma attack. “When she woke up that morning, she was breathing really heavy,” says her mom, Kesher Moore, who lives with her two daughters in Bridgeport, Connecticut. “She was complaining she couldn’t… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A “Cap and Trade” Strategies to Reduce Carbon Emissions Dear EarthTalk:If “cap and trade” has worked so well in Europe for reducing greenhouse gas emissions there, why haven’t we tried something similar here in the U.S.?      – Sandra M., Bern, NC “Cap-and-trade,” whereby big polluters must pay to emit… 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