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Farmed Fish, Food Fish; Wild Fish, Few Fish
by Melissa BlockAll Things Considered
NPR
July 9th, 2010
On a rainy morning in New York City's Jamaica Bay, fishing boat captain Vinnie Calabro reflects on his game.
"Striped bass are a hearty, vibrant fish that can endure a lot of crap," he says. "They're pretty much a mirror of our society."
You figure if they can make it here — right next to New York's Kennedy International Airport — they can probably make it anywhere.
But writer Paul Greenberg, who has joined Calabro on this pre-dawn fishing trip, isn't so sure. He's been an avid fisher since childhood, when he would regularly take his boat and fishing pole out onto the Long Island Sound. In his new book, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, Greenberg delivers a powerful indictment of the rampant overfishing that has led to the collapse of wild fish populations, and a defense of farmed fishing when done right.
The Shale Game
The Shale Game: Playing with Unknowns UndergroundSandra Steingraber
Orion Magazine, May/June 2010
Top chefs talk about seafood in the Gulf
Top chefs talk tainted seafoodCNN.com, June 24, 2010
Celebrity and world renowned chefs speak about the oil disaster's impact on Gulf seafood and the coast's way of life.
BP and Fracking
'Gasland': The Battle Over Energy Extraction Moves Inland From the GulfSalon.com, 22 June 2010
BP plans to start fracking in Colorado.
The farmers' market boom - who is being served?
The dark side of the farmers' market boomSalon, June 21, 2010
City dwellers may love buying locally, but what does it mean for the farmers' own communities?
Hydrofracking as "Extreme Energy"
Fracking, Oil Sands, And Deep Water DrillingDaniel Gross
Salon, June 6, 2010
We've entered an age in which the production of energy, especially from fossil fuels, demands ever-more-expensive environmental trade-offs. We've entered what Michael Klare, professor at Hampshire College, calls the era of "extreme energy."
Report on the food movement from Michael Pollan
The Food Movement, RisingMichael Pollan
The New York Review of Books
Recall of Contaminated Lettuce Sheds Light on Produce Safety
by April FultonNPR
May 7th, 2010
When it comes to food recalls, most people think first about problems with meat and seafood. But there's been quite a bit of trouble with produce, too.
The latest example: the Food and Drug Administration and Freshway Foods just announced a 23-state recall of bags of shredded Romaine lettuce sold to wholesalers, food service outlets, and some in-store salad bars and delis due to contamination with the nasty bacteria E. coli 0145.
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Solastalgia and Irony in New Orleans
As Oil Threat Creeps Closer, a Rush on SeafoodNew York Times
6 May 2010
Kim Severson
“That marsh is really our pantry, and that’s why we are so afraid.”
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And then there are the rigs themselves, more than 3,000 of which dot the gulf. They act as reefs, attracting an extensive variety of species. Both recreational and commercial fishermen know to head toward the rigs to assure a good haul.
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In New Orleans, people are more philosophical. It is the Katrina effect, they say. Once you have lost your house and your boat, even members of your family, you learn not to worry about things you cannot control.
"52 Loaves": A Quest for the Holy Grain
NPR Weekend Edition SundayMay 2nd, 2010
William Alexander spent a year baking a loaf of bread each week in an attempt to replicate a loaf of peasant bread he once tasted. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Alexander about his new book, 52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust.
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