This week was more positive for environmental and health news fortunately. Here are some interesting highlights:
1. Two weeks ago, I posted on preventing osteoporosis with nutrition, and to follow up, this week an article at Natural Health News came out touting strontium as more important than calcium in preventing bone loss and fractures. This is exciting news for people facing this disease, as strontium is easy to supplement!
2. Also this week, a great article at Grist by Eliot Coleman (one of the most revered and influential small-scale farmers in the U.S.), debunks the meat/climate change myth, making the case that in many areas of the country (and the world), it is more sustainable to eat a local diet with pasture-raised meat and dairy where properly grazed ruminants can actually help sequester carbon and build topsoil. The culprit, he states, is not meat eating but rather the excesses of corporate/industrial agriculture. This one is a must-read!
3. And speaking of local diets, Millfield, Ohio residents Brandon Jaeger and Michelle Ajamian are pioneering a local food system based on a traditional idea: staple foods like grains and beans should be processed, milled and consumed in the same area in which they are grown. Ajamian and Jaeger believe that staple food crops—and a local facility that can process and store them—are the missing pieces in the local food economy puzzle. Their project is now known as the Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative.
4. According to TreeHugger, the latest green stimulus package to come out of the White House is good news for those of you who still have an avocado-green fridge in your kitchen. Planned for this fall, the Obama administration will allot $300 million dollars to states to provide incentives for residents to buy Energy Star-approved goods like washing machines, refrigerators, and other appliances. Don’t miss out!
5. When you can buy a solar-powered bikini that will charge your iPod, it would seem that the tipping point for green living is here. A whimsical article at Alternet tells us about the 8 weirdest ways to go green. I laughed out loud and I think you might too.
Have a Great, Green Week!
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