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Fireproofing inadequate at Japan nuclear reactors

Fireproofing inadequate at Japan nuclear reactors | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
From www.nuclearpowerdaily.com - January 3, 2:47 PM
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 1, 2013 - Japanese regulators have found inadequate fireproofing at more than one fifth of the nuclear reactors that went offline after the 2011 Fukushima crisis, a major daily said Tuesday.
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Organic Food Isn't More Nutritious, But That Isn't the Point

Organic Food Isn't More Nutritious, But That Isn't the Point | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
From www.theatlantic.com - September 6, 2012 3:50 PM
That doesn't mean it's not healthier. How our obsession with organics' "healthiness" led us away from the term's roots

 

Of all the food-related countercultural buzzwords that have gone mainstream in recent years, organic ranks among the most confusing. Like its cousins (cf. local, free-range, or worst of all, natural), the term's promotion by grocery stores everywhere has caused it to escape the strict definitions laid out by the USDA. But from Stanford University comes new research suggesting what we should have known all along: organic food isn't actually more nutritious than traditionally-farmed goods.

 

Still, there are important reasons beyond nutrition to choose organic foods. . . .

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Study Says Organic Isn't Healthier? Here's Why It Still May Be Worth The Cost

Study Says Organic Isn't Healthier? Here's Why It Still May Be Worth The Cost | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - September 6, 2012 3:38 PM
A new study seems to say that organic food is a giant scam. Is it true that you're wasting your money, or is there more to organic food than the headlines imply?

 

This is no small issue to modern moms who not only want to keep their kids healthy, but who also want the best value for their grocery dollars. Organic fruits and vegetables can cost anywhere from $.13 to $.36 more per pound than conventional produce, while organic milk retails for about $6 per gallon, compared to ordinary milk at around $3.50.

 

So what does this all mean? Can it really be true that buying organic food does nothing more than give us a green-colored platform from which to look down on other, non-organic mommies? We decided to dig a bit deeper. . . .

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