01-24-2018, 08:29 AM
Why 2017 Was A Pretty Good Year For The Environment
The 99 best things that happened in 2017
Even Though Food Gets an 'F' for 2017, There's a Reason for Optimism
Quote:For every bad-news story, there are little rays of hope, people who stood up and fought or just, you know, recycled.
The 99 best things that happened in 2017
Even Though Food Gets an 'F' for 2017, There's a Reason for Optimism
Quote:Local food policy councils can create an alternative to Big Food.
Quote:First, sales of sugar water or pop went down. That’s likely the result of new taxes on sugar, and a growing campaign against the refined and harmful sweetener. Second, extreme hunger declined. This year, the average malnourished person consumed 88 calories a day less than absolutely necessary. That’s an improvement from 20 years ago when the average was 155 calories a day below essential minimums.