The Meat Eater’s Guide to Environment & Health is Published by EWG Senior Analyst
Americans’ appetite for meat and dairy – billions of pounds a year from billions of animals – takes a toll on our health, the environment, climate and animal welfare. Producing all this meat and dairy requires large amounts of pesticides, chemical fertilizer, fuel, feed and water. It also generates greenhouse gases and large amounts of toxic manure and wastewater that pollute groundwater, rivers, streams and, ultimately, the ocean. In addition, eating large quantities of beef and processed meats increases your exposure to toxins and is linked to higher rates of health problems, including heart disease, cancer and obesity.
FDA Fails to Manage Fish Imports Tainted with Banned Chemicals
Imported Fish with Banned Chemicals Reaching U.S. Consumers Tests show some mislabeled seafood tainted with carcinogens By Laurie Udesky for iWatch News Tons of imported fish laced with chemicals banned from the U.S. food supply, including carcinogens, are routinely showing up in this country and, state officials say, winding up on American dinner plates. Within the last [...]
Commercial Fishing & Offshore Drilling: Africa
In December 2010, Ghana, a nation of 24 million people, became the latest African nation to join the petroleum club. Its Jubilee field, approximately 60 km. (40 miles) off Ghana’s coast, is the first of what will likely be several deep-water oil development projects. Drilling off Ghana over the next 20 years may be worth as much as $20 billion in export revenue, but the government has pledged it will succeed where many developing countries have failed and beat the so-called “resource curse.”
Cooper Gilkes: The Striped Bass
A tumultuous trifecta is unfolding onto The Striped Bass; its food chain, breeding grounds and genetic pool is being threatened to the echo of a dark past where fisherman stood on shores night after night without any sight of the fish. At least, that’s what Cooper Gilkes is forewarning to the scientific community about the health and livelihood of this species after a lifetime of observation.
FISHING INDUSTRY: Scientists Claim Salmon Farming Kills Wild Salmon
For decades, Fish Farms have moored open nets and pens from facility to estuary assuring consumers of their safety and inherent environmental protection. CleanFish, a company focused on buying sustainably-farmed fish declares on its website; “We believe that by sourcing delicious seafood from people who care, we can spark a return back to healthy oceans [...]
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