Most Huggable: Food Safety and Animal Welfare, What's a Watt?, Seed-Saving + More
by Team Treehugger, Worldwide on 02.29.08

Here's a downer of a question: should food safety and livestock welfare be separate issues?
The "Green Patriarch," the leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians, celebrated his 17th birthday this Leap Day.
For all the non-engineers among us who could use a little science reminder, refresh your memory about what a watt really is.
Starting a business takes a lot of time, effort, and planning. So why would any business owner want to add protecting the environment and saving the planet to their already endless to-do lists? Here's why.
Get the scoop on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which opened this with the beginning shipments of 100 million seeds that originated in over 100 countries.
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I think I'm the only one who got the "downer" joke... and I don't really find it too funny to be honest. O_O