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The “Monsanto rider” passes, disappointing at least 208,000 Americans
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Organic Consumers.org was among the groups campaigning to stop the Monsanto rider. Despite opposition from food groups and a petition on MoveOn.org signed by nearly...
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Bookstores, savor the last chapter
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now I am saddened when I visit most bookstores these days, and that goes even for the big chain stores that I know have made it difficult for local booksellers. I feel...
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Author of the ‘Monsanto rider’ revealed, and the backlash grows
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When last we wrote about the notorious “Monsanto rider” tucked into the last big federal budget bill, it appeared to have attached itself magically to the...
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Exxon pushes back on Mayflower spill, says it was not diluted bitumen
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now As ugly pictures of the grimy, tarry aftermath of the oil spill in Arkansas continue to emerge, ExxonMobil is calling “time out” on some of the media coverage. The...
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Meet six determined, courageous environmentalists honored for making a...
“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” – Edward Everett Hale By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now...
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Wipe that smirk off your face Millennial, your parents are greener!
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now You know those righteous 20-somethings you see on the news inveighing about how they’ve got the Earth on their shoulders and have to pick up the pieces of their...
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Happy Earth Day 2013 . . . Americans are turning activist
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now I remember 2007, when we started this website. People were tip-toeing toward greener behaviors. Activists were writing kids’ books explaining the greenhouse effect...
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Let’s start treating climate change like the enemy
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now So now we’re at 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere — or 399.89, according to a revision of last week’s reading. Either way, we’ve reached a...
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Can the March Against Monsanto coalition hang together?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now This weekend thousands are expected to join the March Against Monsanto, a grassroots effort that’s brought together people around the world who’re fed up with large...
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Calm down! Monsanto says that Monsanto’s genetically modified wheat is safe
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Blog As American resistance to genetically modified (GMO) foods appears to grow — with several states proposing labeling laws and Internet chatter on the issue at an...
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Cancer-free barbecue: All you need is this one cheap trick
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When I saw the headline buried in my email — “Cancer-proof your barbecue”– I couldn’t resist. I’m a sucker for information about the key to cancer-free longevity...
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Foie Gras — Just don’t
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Mercy for Animals has launched a campaign targeting Amazon over its sales of foie gras, one of the cruelest animal products ever conceived. The video the group has...
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Reading Keystone XL tea leaves: Is a pipeline in our future?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now blogs What the President said yesterday about the Keystone XL pipeline sounded sensible and straightforward: Now, I know there’s been, for example, a lot of...
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There’s still hope for our food system….here’s why
(This is a blog/opinion piece. Our other work is news. Please like us on Facebook.) By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Look for green living news on any given day and you can easily find doom or hope....
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Gasland II: America’s fracking nightmare and somnambulent energy policy
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now One of the talking points that has convinced Americans to look politely away from the muck and dirty water while the oil and gas industry fracks tens of thousands of...
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Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico blooming big
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now It’s funny how we take the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico for granted now. No one ever talks about how one would get rid of a dead zone, only how big this year’s...
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Shark Week — Sink your teeth into the truth
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Once again, it is Shark Week, a creation of the Discovery Channel, which has faithfully delivered documentaries and movies about sharks for the past 25 years,...
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The backlash against GMO crops in America
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Like so many David and Goliath fights, the battle over the safety of our staple crops was initially defined by the big chemical companies that moved into the...
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Bike sharing explodes across the US
From Green Right Now Reports Bike-sharing has been building momentum in the past few years, with programs in New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C., Minneapolis and other cities providing quick...
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Like dolphins, whales, seagulls? Then you must Rise Above Plastics
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Every time I walk into a grocery I see a display of plastic bottled water right up front. Needless, stupid bottled water. This is usually being sold for well below...
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