Jill Ettinger's blog

U2 frontman Bono has publicly supported the G8's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition plan to help lift Africa out of poverty by the use of genetically modified crops. But if history is any indicator, GMOs cause more harm than good, particulary in the developing world. Why would Bono support this?  (more)

Coca Cola's new Plant Bottle has propelled them to the top of the Sustainability Movement. Are their efforts genuine and will they be effective or is this greenwashing at a dangerous scale? (more)

Americans throw away nearly 100 billion pounds of food every year -- almost as much as we eat. In Dive!, filmmaker Jeremy Seifert set out to find out why supermarkets are letting perfectly edible food end up in dumpsters instead of being donated to starving people. What he discovered will shock you. (more)

We’ve made laws to protect our wild world from extinction and exploitation, yet we still imprison and gawk at nature’s most awe-inspiring creatures. What does our treatment of fellow Earthlings say about the legacy we leave for future generations? (more)

Is the Wall Street economic meltdown gearing us up for a food crisis? Or, will we find our way to a better world with values and nutrients as our arsenal? (more)

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps recently issued cease and desist letters to top "organic" soap manufacturers in an effort to stabilize an industry bubbling out of control. (more)

The Story of Stuff video has been viewed over 1.5 million times. But is that enough to help America crawl out from under the weight of our material obsessions? (more)