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Pollan Speaks Out

Grist has a great interview with Michael Pollan, author of the new book Omnivore’s Dilemma (I’m reading it now! So far, it’s pretty amazing…) in their newsletter this week. My favorite quote was Pollan’s assertion that the connections between what we eat and the environment are strong (duh), and tie people’s everyday habits to the natural world, since it’s easy to be distracted by all the bleeping, plastic things.

Pollan also brings a great number to the fore: 20% of our fossil fuel use goes into food production/distribution, so what we eat not only has an impact on our health, pollution from pesticides, etc., but on global warming as well.

Food is also a great topic to broach to ‘break people in’ to the the environmental movement. Everyone needs to eat, and most people enjoy it! Pollan talks about organic food, the importance of local agriculture, and the impact of “convenience” foods on our health, sanity and the natural world at large.

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The Business of Green

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by Summer Rayne Oakes · 05/17/06

The New York Times rocks out a special section on “The Business of Green” today. From climate change to cleantech investing to sustainable design to urban planning, there is 7 pages of articles and approximately 5 pages of eco-advertisments, (including Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth). Turn to the back and lo-and-behold, you have a Wal-Mart advert on “We’re Headed in a New Direction.” Don’t discredit the biggest discount retailer yet. I’ve heard from those working in the belly of the beast some hush-hush eco operations that will be going down in the next few years (outside of the organic food)…

Looks as if the business of going green is in the mainstream. Tune back into Eco-Chick for a special on the future of green investment. An Eco-Chick exclusive!

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Pomed: Protect Our Mother Earth's Daughter

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by Danelle Brown · 05/11/06

Beginning June 7, 2006 and ending June 22, Verte will be hosting Pomed: Protect Our Mother Earth’s Daughters. This new twist to special event planning and fundraising will take place as a grassroot event during the 1st “Until The Violence Stops” festival presesented by V-Day. With a range of talented fashion designers such as Swati Argade , Pomed will host a live fashion auction whose proceeds go 100% to the non-profit organization Bpeace. Organic food will be provided by Marcey Brownstein; drinks, accessories, and beauty products will be served and given away. The entire event will benefit 6 wonderful non-profits and organizations.

Purchase your Pomed tickets today to take part in the June 20th unique eco-friendly fundraiser/auction where you will sample the finest organic food and drink and have a chance to win amazing eco-friendly and ethical accessories and beauty products. Visit www.pomednyc.com for further information (for those of you who can not be in NYC, register to be alerted when the on-line auction is to begin).

Tickets to this amazing V-day festival are on sale right now. Purchase your ticket for Pomed today along with a ticket for one of the many plays performed by such actresses as Jane Fonda, Hillary Swank, Rosario Dawson,and Isabella Rossellini (www.vday.org)