AlterNet's Food Coverage

KFC Ordered to Pay $8.3 Million to Australian Girl Paralyzed After Eating a Twister Wrap

AFP — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:01 PDT

Monika Samaan was seven when she suffered salmonella encephalopathy -- a brain injury linked to food poisoning that also left her with a blood infection and septic shock.

Gulf Coast Waters Closed to Shrimping

Joieau, Daily Kos — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:01 PDT

State officials in Alabama have taken action, and other states need to take action to keep dangerous seafood from the Gulf off the dinner tables of Americans.

Occupy v. Whole Foods? Activists Take Over Land Slated for Development and Start a Farm

Jeff Conant, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:01 PDT

The Gill Tract is prime agricultural soil that activists hope can feed hundreds. But the UC Berkeley-owned land may be sold to Whole Foods.

Is Vermont's Governor Surrendering to Monsanto?

Will Allen, Ronnie Cummins, AlterNet — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:00:01 PDT

Vermont's governor has 2 weeks to stand with 90 percent of his constituents who favor labeling genetically engineered foods, or cave to Monsanto.

Where No City Has Gone Before: San Francisco Will Be World's First Zero-Waste Town by 2020

Sven Eberlein, AlterNet — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:01 PDT

A future without landfills? SF is already 78% of the way there -- but the hardest part is still ahead.

2012 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Risk Their Lives

Environment News Service — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:00:01 PDT

The Goldman Environmental Foundation announced the winners of their prize given to people who protect the environment and their communities, often at risk of their lives.

Millions Against Monsanto: The Food Fight of Our Lives

Ronnie Cummins, AlterNet — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:00:01 PDT

Finally, public opinion around the biotech industry's contamination of our food supply and destruction of our environment has reached the tipping point. We're fighting back.

Cheerleading for Monsanto? The Shocking Lack of Difference Between Oxford University Press and Fox News

Frances Moore Lappe, AlterNet — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:00:01 PDT

Why is an esteemed academic press publishing books that lack even a basic citation of sources?

The Rise and Fall of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers

Nelson Lichtenstein, Dissent Magazine — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:00:01 PDT

In his new book "Trampling Out the Vintage," Frank Bardacke traces the magnificent and tragic history of that groundbreaking union.

What If We Stopped Freaking Out About Climate Change?

Sven Eberlein, AlterNet — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:00:01 PDT

Fear is paralyzing us. How do we get over it, and find our way back to courage, power and joy?

Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont if Legislators Pass a Bill Requiring GMO Food to Be Labeled

Will Allen, Ronnie Cummins, AlterNet — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:01 PDT

What it really comes down to this: Elected officials are abandoning the public interest and public will in the face of corporate intimidation.

Politicians Swallow Pink Slime to Prove Their Allegiance to Corporations

Leo Gerard, AlterNet — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00:01 PDT

Just as in the case of pink slime, the interests of flesh-and-blood people and corporations frequently conflict.

Why Our Laws Need to Catch up to the Local Food Revolution

Bill Wenzel, Other Words — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:00:01 PDT

Government policies and spending primarily support industrialized agriculture and the giant farms and corporations that profit from it.

Why Are People Dying to Bring You Dinner? The Shocking Facts About Our Food System

Christopher D. Cook, AlterNet — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:00:01 PDT

We hear of the sweatshops behind our computers, sneakers and other attire--yet the exploitation of farmworkers has become normalized.

Forget the Farm Bill: Where We Should Set Our Sights This Year For Real Change

Jill Richardson, AlterNet — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:00:01 PDT

Focusing on the farm bill will use up endless resources and result in relatively little gain.

Owning Pigs a Felony in Michigan? Big Ag-Inspired Law Targets Small Farms

Corey Hill, AlterNet — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:00:01 PDT

Owning certain kinds of pigs -- namely the ones not raised on industrial hog farms -- could land you in jail for 4 years.

Outrageous Lies Monsanto and Friends Are Trying to Pass off to Kids as Science

Ronnie Cummins, AlterNet — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:00:01 PDT

The claims made in a book from the biotechnology industry are laughable. But these blatant lies are passed off as 'science' for schoolchildren.

Making $2.13 an Hour and the Boss Skims Tips? How We Can Fight Exploitation in Restaurants

Erik Loomis, AlterNet — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:00:01 PDT

Tipping catches workers between customer whims and employer exploitation. But some states and businesses are changing their ways.

Holy Cow! How Senators and Movie Stars Use Livestock to Game the Tax Code

Pat Garofalo, AlterNet — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:01 PDT

Bigwigs are using sheep and cows to gain big tax benefits for themselves at our expense. These loopholes must end.

Why Hot Dogs, Chicken Nuggets and Some Other "Meats" Are Way Grosser Than 'Pink Slime'

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:00:01 PDT

Processed meats like hot dogs, baloney and chicken nuggets seem, on the surface, no less icky than pink slime. And here's why they could be even worse.