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Brazil's Citrus Crops Decimated by Disease
Add Brazil to the list of citrus growers devasted by the greening, or huang long bing, disease destroying citrus groves across the world. In the United States, scientists are ramping efforts to find a cure for the "mother of all citrus diseases". The disease started in China and has moved through t... (Get Food News) |
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Green Kitchen Tips
According to Chocolate and Zucchini, here are the top ten ways to make the kitchen greener: 1. Buy Local And Seasonal 2. Reduce Food Waste 3. Reduce Packaging Waste 4. Reuse Packaging And Containers 5. Eat Fewer Animal Products 6. Grow Your Own 7. Compost 8. Avoid Using Disposable Paper And Plastic... (Get Food Blog) |
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Promoting Environment-Friendly Food
Nations such as Sweden have begun to promote ingredients, farming processes and production methods that are less taxing on the environment. Meat from beef, lamb, pork and poultry have the heaviest impact on the environment. These animals generate nearly 20 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emis... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Eating & Drinking Snow: Green and Local
We allow snow and rainwater to melt or run off without a second thought, but could this commodity be the natural "superfood" we should all be consuming? Some circles are starting to drink rainwater, which has a softer taste than tap. Others are incorporating snow in teas and ice creams. But is this ... (Get Food News) |
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Pepsi Aims for Greener Vending Machines
What we eat and drink plays a heavy part in the release of greenhouse gas emissions because food or beverages go through a production, distribution and storage process that requires raw materials, energy, transportation and storage. More companies are trying to make their processes more efficient a... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Recyclable Packages in the Works
Polypropylene (PP) makes up a large portion of plastic food packaging such as yogurt cups, margarine tubs and sauce bottles. Manufacturers and researchers hope to develop recyclable food-grade PP to reduce waste and make it more sustainable. The United Kingdom's Waste & Resources Action Programme (... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Town Goes Vegetarian Once a Week
Thursdays are officially vegetarian days in the town of Ghent, Belgium as a way to promote lifestyle changes that could stall climate change and reduce environmental greenhouse gas emissions. United Nations' scientists attribute 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions to livestock produc... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Green Tea May Fight Prostate Cancer
Researchers from Louisiana State University (LSU) report in "Cancer Prevention Research" that green tea may reduce levels of compounds associated with prostate cancer growth. The study used Polyphenol E green tea extract, which contains 800 milligrams of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Researche... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Reducing Dairy's Carbon Footprint
The International Dairy Foods Council has joined with Social and Environmental Consulting to work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020. The new initiative marks an effort by the industry to collaborate on new feeding, grazing and farming technologies that can control the methane... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Green Tea May Fight Blood Cancer
On the heels of research suggesting black tea helps to manage or prevent diabetes, reports from Japanese scientists indicate green tea can have cancer prevention benefits. According to researchers from Tohuku University School of Medicine, compared to those that drank one cup of green tea daily, pe... (Join Food Discussion) |
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