FOOD NUTRITION

crips and bloods

hharvey ANIMALS/NATURE, CORPORATE ISSUES, DOCUMENTARY, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD NUTRITION, G rated Not Rated, HEALTH/MEDICAL, POLITICS, SOCIAL ISSUES

COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret (http://cowspiracy.com) is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today, and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.

EGGS 101

hharvey CONSUMERISM, CORPORATE ISSUES, DEBATE/ARGUMENT, DOCUMENTARY, FOOD NUTRITION, G rated Not Rated, MEDIA LITERACY

American Egg Board members ended up with egg on their faces after the November 2008 election. Over 63% of the voters in California voted “yes” on Proposition 2 labeledStandards for Confining Farm Animals. When signatures were gathered for this initiative, it was titled Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, but evidently “cruelty” was too strong a term to be placed on the initiative, so it was changed to Standards for Confining Farm Animals. The law as passed carries the title, Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, and goes into effect in 2015. Continue reading →