Is Organic Food Worth the Expense? Organic foods are those that are grown and produced without the use of antibiotics, pesticides, genetic modification, synthetic fertilizers, added growth hormones, and sewage sludge. Before an area can be considered for growing organic products it must be clear of these materials for three years to prepare the soil….
Month: February 2014
Is MSNBC Leaning Away From Environmentalism?
1996 was the year of many significant things. RENT premiered on Broadways for the first time, The Pittsburgh Steelers lost the Super bowl, Bill Clinton was re-elected, the New York Yankees won the world series, and MSNBC was born. For those who do not frequent cable news channels MSNBC markets itself as being the left…
Are the Olympics Worth the Environmental Devastation?
As we all know, the Olympics started last week and everyone around the world is thrilled to watch them. Among the not-so-thrilled include environmentalists and the thousands of plant and animal species that live in Sochi National Park. Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, promised the International Olympic Committee that these games would be “zero waste” and…
UN & Climate Change Talk
On Thursday, Jan. 30, there was a panel talk held at University of Pittsburgh about the UN and Climate Change. The talk mainly focused on the UN stance on climate change, how it is understood and current project developments. While I enjoyed the talk and found it to be informative, it was very much just…
Superior Motors: A Community Restaurant
Superior Motors: Community Restaurant and Farm Ecosystem hopes to bring new food and opportunity to the community of Braddock, PA by February of 2015. Knowing he would receive little support from the banks, Kevin Sousa, with the support of Braddock’s mayor turned to the community of Kickstarter. Their goal of $250,000 was exceeded by 2,026…