I just joined Bank of America because my former bank, Citibank is tanking. Anyway, they have just announced that they will phase out financing to companies who practice "mountain top" mining which has a devastating environmental effects.
It looks like all those bananas flown in from the tropics might become a delicacy... Check out this post from Organic Foodee about rising prices of our favorite fruit.
Since the FDA announced they were opening a bureau in China (finally), China followed up with a pledge to "reign in abuses" in the dairy industry by establishing new rules and regulations:
I hate Starbucks. That's a fact. I avoid it at all costs. But, I have to commend them for doing their part in the "get-out-the-vote" effort. Tomorrow, election day, they will be giving free cups of coffee to people who vote.
Anyone who shops at Trader Joe's knows that they have a good variety of organic items. I avoid them because their produce isn't great and it all comes wrapped in plastic. As it turns out, there is another reason to avoid TJ's... The World Society for the Protection of Animals wants them to start selling more humane food.
In WSPA's recent report, Trader Joe's was tied with Safeway for 9th place. Whole Foods was first. Go to their website: eathumane.org to sign the petition.
Did you know that you need 23 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of lettuce. 23 gallons. That seems like a lot.
It takes over 200 times that amount of water to produce a pound of beef. To be precise, you need 5,214 gallons of water for just 1 pound of beef. The number goes down a bit for pork (1,630 gallons) and chicken (815).
California is in a drought. If skipping that (delicious) ham sandwich will conserve water, than I'll give it a try.