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Another ground beef recall

| Health & Wellness

In current news Reuters [1] reports that, "Some 390 tons of ground beef produced by a California meat packer, some of it nearly two years ago, is being recalled for fear of potentially deadly E.

"Dentist's Chair" banned

Ok, so what exactly is a "dentist's chair" and why would it be banned? Good question. Does it mean that a way to ensure good oral hygiene has been found that avoids visits to the dentist? We wish. No, the "dentist's chair" that has been banned by the British government is something else.

What is Progress?: Lessons from Avatar

| Innocent Animals

Caitlin Rose, my guest blogger, has sent me another thoughtful blog post based on the movie Avatar. Avatar is set to become the biggest grossing movie of all time, so it must be pretty good (I have not seen it). Caitlin's blog post follows:


Cow manure, a source of green energy

| Environment & Sustainability

There is a growing trend to use cows as a solution for reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Cow dung, or manure, is being used to provide electricity in Kansas, where cows outnumber people two to one. [1] In a demonstration project, manure from a cattle feedlot will be used to power 30 nearby homes. Over the course of a year, just one cow's manure contains the same amount of energy found in 140 gallons of gasoline. The manure can be turned into gasoline, or in other farmland states, chicken and turkey droppings are being directly burned in coal-fired plants.


Down to Earth free vegetarian nutrition seminar a big success

Down to Earth offered a very successful, well attended, and as always free vegetarian nutrition seminar last Saturday at our Honolulu Lifestyle Center.

Have some ammonia with your beef? Maybe some E. coli too.

| Healthy Eating

A few weeks ago there’s was another E coli outbreak, this time in beef treated with ammonia (it is treated with ammonia in an attempt to kill bacteria). [1] Anhydrous ammonia is the same chemical commonly found in floor cleaners, and can comprise up to 15% of many fast-food burgers, and in the ground beef that goes to the U.S. school lunch program.


Seventh Generation TV ad

| Environment & Sustainability

Seventh Generation have a new ad for their environmentally safe cleaning products.


See their YouTube Channel


https://www.youtube.com/user/SeventhGeneration#p/c/2AAC7791F096C6E7


Why is a moon rock worth $10 million?

| Down to Earth News

Honolulu Advertiser today (January 11, 2010) had a story about some moon rocks that turned up during an inventory of the governor's office collection of gifts. What is interesting is that the rocks were called "priceless", and valued at around $10 million. They have a picture of one, it looks like a piece of lava from the Big Island, and is encased in resin.


Waterbeds for cows?

| Innocent Animals

Island Dairy on the Hamakua coast of the Big Island, is giving their cows waterbeds! Apparently, cows who sleep on waterbeds give 10 – 20% more milk. And they also intend to play nice music to the cows while milking them, which will also result in more milk. Owner Bahman Sadeghi explains it this way: "Happy, healthy cows produce more milk."


Gingko Biloba: effective for seniors?

| Health & Wellness

A major new study on the effectiveness of Gingko Biloba in reducing cognitive loss for seniors showed it was not effective. The January 6, 2010 online edition of the natural foods merchandiser [1] reported the results of the study published in the Journal of American Medicine. As with many mainstream studies, this appears to be aimed at finding alternative therapies ineffective.