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Helping to change the world isn't that hard. It begins with these small acts that become habits. As they gain momentum, soon you're not doing just one thing; you're revolutionizing your life in a way that can, in fact, save the planet.
Big Food vs. Big Insurance
Kinda long...so I only posted the first page. I linked the second page of the article at the bottom. By MICHAEL POLLAN Published: September 9, 2009 TO listen to President Obama’s speech on Wednesday night, or to just about anyone else in the health care debate, you would think that the biggest problem with health care in America is the system itself — perverse incentives, inefficiencies, unnecessary tests and procedures, lack of competition, and greed.How the World's Biggest Corporations, From Starbucks to Wal-Mart to Barnes & Noble, Claim to Be 'Local'
HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, has taken to calling itself "the world's local bank." Starbucks is un-branding at least three of its Seattle outlets, the first of which just reopened as "15th Avenue Coffee and Tea." Winn-Dixie, a 500-outlet supermarket chain, recently launched a new ad campaign under the tagline, "Local flavor since 1956."Farmers Market Near White House Is Approved
By Rachel L. Swarns
With a little help from the White House, a nonprofit group won approval on Thursday to set up an open-air farmers market near the Executive Mansion, a city official said.
The nonprofit group, Fresh Farm Markets, already operates several farmers markets in Washington and Maryland.
Michelle's Garden Cultivating a Movement
By Ari LeVaux (writes a syndicated weekly food column) May 1, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/139206/ When Michelle Obama broke ground for her 1,100-square-foot garden on the White House lawn, the shock waves were felt around the world. On her recent trip overseas, most of the press focused on the first lady's fashion statements. But world leaders, she said upon her return, wanted to discuss the statement her garden was making.Eating Better Than Organic
Not long ago I had an apple problem. Wavering in the produce section of a Manhattan grocery store, I was unable to decide between an organic apple and a nonorganic apple (which was labeled conventional, since that sounds better than "sprayed with pesticides that might kill you"). It shouldn't have been a tough choice--who wants to eat pesticide residue?--but the organic apples had been grown in California.
A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss
A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss By KIM SEVERSON, NY Times Published: July 22, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/dining/22local.html?th&emc=th Eating locally raised food is a growing trend. But who has time to get to the farmer’s market, let alone plant a garden? That is where Trevor Paque comes in.Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression (an oral history)
Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression By JOYCE WADLER (New York Times) Published: April 1, 2009 AT a time when life in America is beginning to resemble a roller-coaster ride on the way down and everyone is trying to find ways to save money, it may be instructive — both in terms of offering helpful hints and putting things in perspective — to look at how people ran their households during the Great Depression. Memories from the Great Depression seem more relevant today than ever. The New York Times is starting a series of video conversations about that painful past and the uncertain future.CHAPTER 93
I asked myself when would be the next time I was able to go to the internet – and, when I would finally get rid of my huge belly… It would be so beautiful to get rid of all that water in my legs. I was not even able to stand or sit longer than I wished to – yet I had the impression that I had the same and the same stuff in my head, boring… Salah had brought some camel liver and hearts. He cooked it – it was very delicious.Zimbabwe inflation poses threat to all, including the Government
Zimbabwe inflation poses threat to all, including the Government Monday, 29th December 2008. 8:43am By: Obert Matahwa. Harare: As millions of young and energetic Zimbabweans run away and cross the border illegally into neighbouring countries, especially South Africa, Botswana Mozambique and Zambia, the aged are mostly hard hit, especially pensioners who savings have been eroded by the world’s highest inflation said to be over 300 million per cent and predicted to have breached the one billion percentage barrier by the private sector and the International Monetary Fund or the IMF.
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