Saturday Green Links – 6/9
I’ve always thought voluntary programs had few teeth, but Dealing with an Angry Public suggests that, coupled with support from the government, they can make a bigger difference than stricter regulations. It sets up a partnership relationship rather than an adversarial one.
- FDA Launches Voluntary Plan To Reduce Use Of Antibiotics In Animals – NPR. This would be a big step towards reducing factory farming, because without overuse of antibiotics, animals can’t be crowded into such horrible conditions and survive.
- Belgrade Lakes man’s basement hobby slithers – Morning Sentinel. I could totally imagine doing this. (Thanks, Judy!)
- What Cuba Can Teach Us About Food and Climate Change – Slate. When I wrote about environmentalism in Cuba, I never even considered the farming techniques.
- 5 Zero-VOC Interior Paints for a Freshly-Renovated, Healthy Home – Treehugger. Sherwin Williams Harmony is what we used. No fumes, even in the middle of winter with the windows closed.
- Growing Potatos in a Garbage Can – Green Lifestyle Consulting. Okay, I’m not doing this yet, but it’s definitely on the list for when the zombie apocalypse happens.
- A Place for Old Chickens, Outside the Pot – New York Times. My family always held on to their chickens no matter what, even when my dad ended up with three roosters.
- How Making Food Safe Can Harm Wildlife And Water – NPR. There’s got to be a way to balance out food safety and biodiversity.
- What’s the Most Eco-Friendly Way to Get Drunk? – Atlantic Monthly. For Jason.
In the interest of preventing this from being 10 pages long, I’m saving some links for next week. But as always, if you come across anything interesting, send it my way.
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Posted: June 9th, 2012 under links.
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