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Abril 7, 2011
Pesticides are a type of poison used on farms to kill pests -- insects and the like. If you aren't careful residues of these poisons can end up in your food and have potentially...
Septiembre 27, 2010
Credit: Kate Gardiner/FlickrAt current fishing rates, many of the world’s major fisheries face potential collapse within the next few decades, leaving shoppers to wonder...
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Julio 6, 2010
Credit: Eduardo Amorim/FlickrAs our ten-ton diet gets to the halfway point, we come to an uphill portion of the trek—altering your diet. The difficulty here isn’t cost—...
Junio 21, 2010
Credit: autan/Flickr The Gulf oil spill is making Americans think twice before tossing some shrimp on the grill this summer and that might not be such a bad thing. After...
Septiembre 17, 2009
Eating fish is a smart choice. It's a lean protein with great health benefits. But sometimes fish can be bad for you, and sometimes it's bad for the environment. Seafood can be...
Agosto 14, 2009
Desde la infancia se nos dice que debemos beber al menos ocho vasos de agua diarios. Lamentablemente más y más estadounidenses beben los ocho vasos de agua de las botellas de...
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Junio 23, 2009
Cuando decidí unirme al siglo 21 y compre un nuevo iPhone la lista de motivos para hacer la compra, la encabezó el atractivo de la iAPP (tal vez excusas). Y entre el montón...
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Mayo 16, 2009
Your health and safety are in your own hands—it’s a truism, but one that some in the packaged food industry are too ready to promote. According to The New York Times, ConAgra,...
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Enero 4, 2010
You're in the store, looking for shampoo. Many of them claim to be cruelty-free, but one bottle has a little bunny that with a few swish marks appears to be leaping off the bottle...
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Octubre 12, 2009
  Whether from irrigation, processing or animal feed, our meals drinks up a lot of water before they reach the dining room table. So which is better—an apple or an orange—when it...
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Septiembre 18, 2009
Consumer concern, raised by reports that polycarbonate plastic bottles leach a hormone-disrupting chemical, Bisphenol A (BPA), has driven some manufacturers to switch to other...
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Septiembre 17, 2009
Want to know whether the fish you are buying was sustainably harvested? Find out how it was caught; there are good methods and not-so-good methods.
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Septiembre 17, 2009
Here's a look at the five most popular U.S. seafood items, as ranked by the National Fisheries Institute, and a quick and easy checklist of what to look for when shopping:
Septiembre 30, 2009
I would love to buy fresh, homegrown farmers' market produce, but I worry about the substances the grower uses to protect plants from pests and fertilizer. Not all farmers'...
Septiembre 21, 2009
If plastic #7 is bad, then what number for five-gallon water storage jug would be good, and where can we get one?  
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Septiembre 21, 2009
I normally drink bottled water by Nestle Purified, Fiji, and Zephryhills Spring Water because of the taste. How do I find information about which bottled water has less chemicals...