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Politics of the Plate: A Seafood Controversy, and the Whole Truth
Supermarkets flunk Greenpeace’s sustainable seafood report; and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey in a revealing interview.
06.17.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- seafood,
- aquaculture
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Politics of the Plate: Salmon on Drugs
A new report indicates rampant antibiotic use at Chilean fish farms, which supply most of the U.S.’s farmed salmon.
07.30.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- aquaculture,
- farms + fish,
- seafood,
- sustainability
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Politics of the Plate: Obama’s Fish Faux Pas
Thanks to the current administration’s inaction, the Gulf of Mexico will soon become home to unsustainable fish farms.
09.09.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- farms+fish,
- aguaculture,
- barry estabrook
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Politics of the Plate: When Organic Is Not Organic
USDA certified organic fish doesn’t exist—but you wouldn’t necessarily know it to read the labels at a seafood counter.
06.26.09
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Politics of the Plate: Seafood Solutions, Scary Sugar, and a Costly Bee Crisis
A trade group dismisses sustainable seafood; GM sugar beets will contain 5,000 percent more herbicides; and colony collapse disorder puts $9 billion at stake.
05.09.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- seafood,
- environment
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Politics of the Plate: Too Good for Their Own Good?
The venerable Niman Ranch ran out of cash this week, making it the second major natural-foods company to do so in 2009.
01.22.09
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Politics of the Plate: Pig Bugs and Fish Farms
Virulent bacteria invade the nation's hog barns, and the Bush administration plans offshore fish farms that also happen to benefit the oil industry.
07.11.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- pork,
- seafood,
- farming
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Politics of the Plate: Down on the Fish Farm
Farming high-value, naturally carnivorous aquatic species is a dicey financial proposition—more so if you try to do it sustainably.
02.25.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- aquaculature,
- industry
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Politics of the Plate: No Joy for These Almonds
The USDA has mandated that almonds grown in this country be either fumigated with chemicals or exposed to high-temperature sterilization against the remote possibility of salmonella contamination.
08.13.07
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Politics of the Plate: Home on the Organic Range
09.13.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate