Stories by Tara Lohan
Tara Lohan is a senior editor at AlterNet. You can follow her on Twitter @TaraLohan.
Vegetarians aren't the only ones who should be concerned; there's soy in just about everything you eat these days -- including hamburgers, mac 'n cheese and salad dressing.
Posted on Nov 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet
A controversial organization promoting foods high in animal fats has some ecstatic. Others think they're whack jobs.
Posted on Oct 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The who, what, where, when and why about COP 15, which strangely means: the "Council of Parties."
Posted on Oct 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet
New Yorker writer David Owen has environmentalists shooting broadsides at his new book; do we really want to replicate the Big Apple across America?
Posted on Oct 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Chemicals called 'obesogens' are in our food, cars and homes, according to recent scientific studies -- and they may be making us fat.
Posted on Oct 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet
More and more Americans are finding other ways to get around in greener fashion, from Smart Cars to Vespas.
Posted on Sep 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The greenest technology available to us may not be solar panels, but instead contraception, according to a new report.
Posted on Sep 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Could you get by without your car, food from outside your community, your job? There's a bunch of folks who want to show you how.
Posted on Sep 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
As money has gotten tight and the local-foods movement more popular, urban foraging has become a hit. I spent a day with one forager in San Francisco.
Posted on Sep 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet
"Farm-raised salmon" sounds nice and sustainable, but they've become harbingers of disease, contaminating the oceans with antibiotics and toxic chemicals.
Posted on Sep 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Frito-Lay is trying to co-opt a movement designed specifically to provide an alternative to industrial food.
Posted on Aug 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Suspenseful and shocking film exposes the slaughter of tens of thousands of dolphins and the billion-dollar industry that profits from selling them.
Posted on Aug 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The new film Food Inc. is a shocking look at the health, human rights and the environmental nightmare that lands on our plate each meal.
Posted on Jun 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Vandana Shiva says industrial agriculture has left Indian farmers indebted and destitute, and explains how to stem the tide of suicides.
Posted on May 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The Waxman-Markey bill, our best effort to fend off climate catastrophe, is in the hands of Congress, and prospects aren't good.
Posted on May 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Like much of the West, the state has serious water issues, but Mother Nature is only partly to blame.
Posted on May 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Crop failure may have pushed farmers over the edge, but American companies have been leading them to the cliff for years.
Posted on Apr 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Why the best use of 300-year-old trees might not be in the bathroom.
Posted on Feb 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet
With droughts from California to China threatening food production, one man has the solution we need to head off a global crisis.
Posted on Feb 19, 2009, Source: The Nation
The coal industry has spent millions trying to fool the American public, Congress and the president. Here's how to beat the hype.
Posted on Feb 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Filmmaker Jim Thebaut talks about the precarious future of the Southwest and the call for a national water plan.
Posted on Jan 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet
What will Obama do, and how could he screw it up, given the fact that pretty much everything is riding on him getting things right the first time?
Posted on Jan 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
"Green" gifts guides abound, but if you really want to do something good this holiday season, put Mother Earth at the top of your list.
Posted on Dec 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The Eat Well Guide is the best new online tool for foodies, farmers and anyone who cares about sustainable eating.
Posted on Nov 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Van Jones talks about a new vision for America in which progressives go from protest to governance.
Posted on Oct 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The bottled water industry is feeling the pressure from discerning consumers who aren't buying their hype any more.
Posted on Oct 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The Sundance hit "FLOW: For Love of Water" is taking the country by storm and waking people up to our water crisis.
Posted on Sep 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A new resolution from leading U.S. mayors shows that more cities may be ditching the bottled stuff in favor of tap.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Author Elizabeth Royte talks about problems with bottled water, the safety of tap, concerns with drugs in the water and whether filters really work.
Posted on Jun 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet
What's your water footprint? Add up your water use with the H2O Calculator.
Posted on Mar 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Maude Barlow's new book about the water crisis is a call to arms to protect a fundamental human right.
Posted on Feb 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Which candidates support nuclear and coal? Who's fighting climate change and supports renewables? Here's the scoop.
Posted on Feb 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet
With 11 actions planned across the country, the U.S. will show this Saturday that we will not be still or silent until our troops are home. Will you join us?
Posted on Oct 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Thanks to global warming, pollution, population growth, and privatization, we are teetering on the edge of a global crisis.
Posted on Oct 11, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Whether we avert catastrophe with climate change may actually be decided by Citibank and Bank of America.
Posted on Oct 6, 2007, Source: AlterNet
It turns out 'paper or plastic' is a life or death question for our environment.
Posted on Sep 5, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A new organization is leading the fight to stop Bush from trampling on our Constitution and our rights. Find out how to join them.
Posted on Aug 9, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A fight in the Pacific Northwest over what would be the largest dam removal project has drawn an incredible cast of characters.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Want justice, peace, a better life for people in this country? Want to show solidarity with international struggles? The best opportunity to do this is about to happen and you're invited.
Posted on Jun 1, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Across the U.S., rural communities are footing the bill for the booming bottled water industry.
Posted on May 30, 2007, Source: AlterNet
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