On Friday, September 11th, 2010, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States . Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this eighth anniversary of one of our country’s worst tragedies. We do this to honor those who lost their [...]

Eating Local Food: The Movement, Locavores and More The local food movement, eating local, being on the “100 mile diet” or being a locavore are all synonymous with local food, an idea that has risen to prominence as an important part of the larger green movement. Local food integrates production, processing, distribution and consumption on [...]

Organic Food: Healthier for You and the Planet Though known colloquially as food that is grown to be more healthy (and is more expensive), in order for organic food to be certified as such, it must be produced under specific, legally-regulated standards and be subject to testing in order to retain certification. In agriculture, this [...]

by David DeFranza on 07.16.10 Image credit: AP Photo Authorities in Malaysia went looking for a cache of stolen cars but what they uncovered was much more surprising. Hidden in a warehouse in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur were cages upon cages holding thousands of individual animals from more than 20 endangered species. Article continues: [...]