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Marine Stewardship Council Responds To NPR Series On Sustainable Seafood
February 13, 2013 NPR "did not present a complete or balanced view" of its program, the MSC writes in a statement.
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Despite Protest, College Plans To Slaughter, Serve Farm's Beloved Oxen
October 21, 2012 VPRA Vermont college's decision to slaughter two oxen after one suffered an injury has sparked some serious debate. The college cited sustainability as one of its reasons, but some students and animal rights advocates say it's just not right to serve Bill and Lou for dinner.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Physics And Cities: View From The Street
July 5, 2012 Cities are defined, in large part, by physics. It may not be obvious at first glance. But look closer and you'll see evidence everywhere that humans have used their understanding of physics to design and build the machines we call cities.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
From Garden to Field: Agriculture, Geometry And The Human Future
June 26, 2012 From an astro-biological perspective it just may be that the geometries of an agricultural society are unstable when imposed on top of a complex natural system like a planet.
The Salt
Sodexo Has A Beef With Food Certification Programs
May 23, 2012 Advocacy groups disagree about how to produce food sustainably and how to market it to consumers. Look no further than the more than 365 food certification programs out there, says one food company director.
The Salt
Buying Sustainable Fish Is Getting Easier, But It's Still Hard
April 25, 2012 Even as some retailers are turning to certification schemes and rating systems to offer consumers trustworthy choices, the art of sustainable seafood buying now requires a sophisticated understanding of geography and science on the part of the consumer.
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Sustainable Sushi: See The Video. But Don't Eat The Eel
March 5, 2012 Can sushi be sustainable? Yes, says one Oregon restaurant. It's selling that message in a popular new video. But most sushi purveyors aren't on the sustainability bandwagon.
The Salt
Sustainable Seafood Swims To A Big-Box Store Near You
January 20, 2012 Buying sustainable seafood used to require a trip to a fancy fishmonger. But no more. Big-box stores like Target, Walmart, and Costco are switching to sustainably harvested fish in a big way.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
'Boardwalk Empire': Inventing The Electric Now
January 10, 2012 The power of powerful fiction like Boardwalk Empire is it lets us see how quickly this reality was built. It should understand that it can be unbuilt, purposely or not, just as fast.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Is Civilization A Bad Idea?
November 15, 2011 Solving the problem of sustainable civilization may, in the long run, be nature's greatest challenge to us.
