"In the most general terms, there are but two world views.One can take the view that life is sacred or that life is a commodity.A sacred view of life gives birth to feelings of duty, protection, and love.It emphasizes values of joy, beauty, happiness, and caring and sets up an internal constraint against the exploitation of other individuals, groups, or species.Our word sacred comes from the Latin sacer from the root seen also in sanus, sane.A sacred view of life, then, is a sane view of life.A commodity view is interested in profit, domination, and control.It seeks to "gain the world" and subjugate it to the will of man (and only "the fittest" men at that).At the core of the commodity view of life are two seeds: individual self-interest economics and man against nature technology. Planet Earth is choking on these seeds."
The Sweet Smell of … Cardiovascular Hazards? By Jennifer McPartland , Ph.D., is a Health Scientist and Kyle Ward is an intern in EDF's Health Program August 15, 2012
When you think of air fresheners what is the first thing that comes to mind? Fresh spring flowers? French vanilla? Reduced Heart Rate Variability? While that last one may not be on everyone’s mind, it certainly has been for one team of scientists. They have recently conducted the first study ever to examine the potential for exposure to household cleaning sprays, air fresheners and scented products to adversely affect people’s cardiovascular systems. Their findings, published in last month’s Environmental Health Perspectives, show a linkage between long-term use of household sprays and scented products and reduced heart rate variability (HRV). Reduced HRV is associated with increased risk for a host of negative health effects ranging from heart attack to death.
Is Earth Screwed? Scientist Says Yes, and He's Not Even Talking About the Outcome of COP18 by Mat McDermott December 4, 2012
Talk about great timing: COP18 is over, after two weeks of the usual brinksmanship bargaining adding up to virtually nothing worthwhile (if the goal is still to actually come up with a political deal to combat climate change).
And now, as io9 reports, we have scientific data proving something that many TreeHugger readers, climate change politics watchers, biodiversity wonks, anti-deforestation activists, consumer culture critics already probably know, or at least fear, deep down in their hearts: Earth is fucked.
Runner Rich Roll: Vegan diet helped me lose 50 lbs and become an ultra-athlete BY SAMANTHA CHANG OCTOBER 30, 2012
Excerpt; link to full article below "After day three [on a vegan diet], I had so much energy. I was bouncing off the walls."
Ultra-marathoner and fitness-book author Rich Roll lost 50 pounds, kicked a longtime alcohol and drug addiction and became an elite athlete thanks to a vegan diet.
Walnuts have been with us for quite some time. While the first historical accounts of them date back to 2000 BC, archeologists have found fossils suggesting walnuts first appeared considerably earlier. In fact, they are known as the oldest tree-food. Walnuts were brought to the United States from England in the mid19th century, and are now cultivated in many countries around the world.
LJD Holdings Inc., doing business as B and D Foods, a Boise, Idaho establishment, is recalling 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday.
The woman bringing horror of 'human branding' to Britain: Vegan to mark volunteer with hot iron in protest against animal cruelty
...on March 21, in broad daylight on a London street, grammar school-educated BeckyFolkard will brand a man, on his chest, with the # 269, in order to protest animal cruelty.
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