Can Local Food Fix the Economy? Wayne Roberts makes a strong case in the affirmative at Alternatives.
A COOL Introduction for US Dairy Farmers Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), along with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) have introduced the Dairy COOL Act, which would add dairy products to the list of foods required to display Country of Origin Labeling. As the dairy industry has struggled to survive this year, signs point to a surge in imported dairy as one culprit in flagging prices.
Greening with Greywater California legislators are catching up with eco-minded individuals who’ve until now flouted regulations by installing “laundry to landscape” systems. Alternet is calling the repealing of the $350 fee “A Victory for the ‘Water Underground.’”
Show Me the Money Corpses The NY Times’s Neil MacFarquhar adds his voice to a number of reporters asking perhaps the wrong questions about hunger and population, but if the piece seems to cover the “same old story” of promoting GMOs, be sure to read through to the macabre nugget in the third to last paragraph.
Climate Action Will you be attending one of over 4,000 climate actions around the globe tomorrow, as part of Bill McKibben’s 350.org campaign?
Anti-Monopoly Action This week, La Via Campesina helped organize mobilizations against Monsanto in honor of World Food Day. On that subject, the Times waxes technological on the Department of Justice’s investigation into anticompetitive behavior, suggesting the Dept. begin at the top, with Monsanto.
Swedes Lead on Foodprint Labeling The Swedish National Food Administration has developed new food guidelines and labels that speak to both nutrition and ecological impact.
No Impact Food This week, the Huffington Post Green Page was abuzz with No Impact posts. Our good friend (and consultant) Kerry Trueman moderated a food-focused Q & A with Slow Food USA’s Josh Viertel and Food & Water Watch’s Patty Lovera. Watch the webcast on YouTube (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
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