David Friedlander

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  Beef Association's Beef with EPA

  In a harbinger of environmental battles to come, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals this week, saying EPA climate regulations would hurt large farms. The EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases

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  Letters From Copenhagen: "Never, Ever Drink Coca-Cola Again"

  In an impromptu press conference, two Coca-Cola employees publicly denounced their employer at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. They lambasted the soda giant's environmental hypocrisy and human rights abuses. The employees went on to obtain pledges

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  Suspected Eco-Terrorist Justin Franchi Solondz Nabbed in China for Drugs

  Justin Franchi Solondz, a fugitive American environmental radical, was convicted Thursday in Dali, China on charges of manufacturing drugs according to the New York Times. Solondz was living in Dali, a backpacker haven in the Yunnan

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  Submerged is the New Black: 'Aqualta' Envisions Flooded Cities

  If nothing happens in Copenhagen, if greenhouse gasses continue to spew unabated, if the glaciers melt, and sea levels rise, New York City based architectural firm Studio Lindfors has

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  Vegetarian's Rebuttal to 'The Carnivore's Dilemma'

  Last week's NY Times featured an op-ed entitled "The Carnivore's Dilemma"--an ostensibly enlightened response to the chorus of

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  Chasing the Junk Food Dragon: How Junk Food Affects Brain Like Heroin

  Before you or your child dig into that plastic jack-o-lantern (or its post-consumer equivalent) full of sugary snacks, you might do well to check out former FDA Commissioner

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  Boho Bodega Reinvents New York City's Beloved Corner Deli

  If you've been to, or lived in, New York City you are likely familiar with the city's ubiquitous bodegas. They are generally characterized by an ample selection of pork rinds, blaring salsa music and round-the-clock hours. The bodega has never been a

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  Chris Jordan Takes Shots at the Trash Patch

  Chris Jordan, whose past photographic compositions create dizzying perspectives on the cumulative effects of consumer culture, now has a new muse: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Jordan visited the Midway Atoll, right in the heart of the Patch to get

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  The Scat is Out of the Bag: The Adventure of Our Butts and Toilet Tips from TreeHugger

  After writing a post a few weeks ago about the environmental impact of plush toilet paper production, "The Adventure of Our Butts" was brought to my attention. This Story of Stuff-like video gives a graphic--but not too graphic--narrative of Billy, a

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  Video: Bad News and Trash Prevade Pacific Gyre

  In this video, Mother Jones interviews scientists from the recently returned Project Karsei, a ship sent out to explore ways of cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the twice-the-size-of-Texas-gyre in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where much

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  Plush Toilet Paper: Soft on Your Butt, Hard on the Environment

  A recent Washington Post article tackles the tender issue of toilet paper softness. The article reported the market is glutted with super-plush toilet paper; they cited Quilted Northern

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  Stanford University Hospital: Come for Surgery, Stay for the Food

  Props to Stanford University's Hospital and Clinics (SHC) for their Farm Fresh Program, which offers inpatients locally sourced, organic cuisine during their hospitals stays. SHC is working with restaurateur and food writer Jesse Cool,

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  Questionable Intelligence Surrounding "Smart Choices" Food Label

  A New York Times article "For Your Health, Froot Loops" uncovers the absurdist logic of a new food-labeling campaign called the "Smart Choices Program." The label is a "front-of-package" designation whereby consumers can see if their food purchases

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  American Apparel Bag-O-Scraps: Green, Gimmick or Both?

  American Apparel, peddler of made-in-the-USA t-shirts and semi-pornographic ads, has introduced an innovative new product: the Bag-O-Scraps. It reminds me of Dan Aykroyd's Saturday Night Live skit where he sells a Bag O'Glass as a child's toy. Like

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  Survey Shows Environment No. 4 on Consumers' Minds

  In a study conducted by the Shelton Group, the environment ranked 4 out of the 6 top things American consumers' top concerns.

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  US Fish and Wildlife Service Shows Kids Wonders of Outdoors with New Video Game

  The US Fish and Wildlife Service has concocted a plan to encourage children to spend more time outside and take an interest in the environment: describe it in a video game. "Neighborhood Explorers" targets outdoor-deprived children

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  Omnivore's Delusion and the Joy of Industrial Agriculture

  A recent post in The American called "The Omnivore's Delusion" seeks to rebut the "agri-intellectuals" like Michael Pollan et al, whose rarefied opinions do not accord with the experience of real farmers like author Blake

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  Receive Free Neurological Disorder with Your Swine Flu Vaccination

  In another case where the cure is worse than the disease, concerns have arisen over a link between the new Swine Flu vaccine and a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré. Actually, the link is a rehashing of the first time the