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Mr. Freeman, Interim General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) arrogantly dismisses the devastating effect that power plants’ massive water withdrawals, including that of LADWP’s Scattergood plant in El Segundo, have on coastal resources.

Mr. Freeman, who Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently referred to as “a pioneer for the environment,” is quoted in the article saying, “I am working hard on issues that I think everyone would agree are far more important than some minor impact on the fisheries.”

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Around the globe there are close to 1 million people who lack access to clean, safe water. Also, because of a lack of sanitation, 4000 children die each day from diarrhea. Most U.S. foreign aid goes to war efforts. Now, imagine how much more stability and national security we could achieve if we actually gave people water and sanitation instead of guns.

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It also makes a difference where we can feel it — our wallets. A plant-based diet is “absolutely cheaper,” agrees New York Times food journalist Mark Bittman. Think a buck for burger’s a good deal? That same buck can get you a one-pound bag of lentils, which feeds at least four, rather than just one. Nor does it stress the system — the planet’s or yours — in the process.

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It’s only fitting that New Jersey, the self-proclaimed “Garden State,” should be home to the first high school in the country where kids can get gym class credit for working in the school garden.
As Matt Wilkinson, the gym teacher who created the program, told the New York Times, “How long is somebody going to play [...]

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Health Care Reform and Counting Calories One promising piece of the new health care legislation is a requirement that fast food restaurants display nutrition information.
Hail, Cesar! United Farm Workers are on a mission to create a national holiday to celebrate labor rights hero Cesar Chavez.
It’s the Subsidies, Silly GOOD Magazine asks “Why Does a [...]

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