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How does mercury get into fish?

Once mercury gets into the marine food chain, it bioaccumulates in the larger ocean predators that end up on our plates.

• by Katie Machol
Once mercury gets into the marine food chain, it bioaccumulates in the larger ocean predators that end up on our plates.
• Tags: Food News, Green Policy, mercury, fish, bioaccumulation, smelting

The nasty business of shark finning

Inhumane to sharks and dangerous to human health as they contain extremely high concentrations of mercury and other toxins.

• by Katie Machol
Inhumane to sharks and dangerous to human health as they contain extremely high concentrations of mercury and other toxins.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Policy, shark fin, shark finning, animal welfare, humane, mercury, toxins, shark fin soup, sharks

Farm raised fish: Not necessarily free of mercury, PCBs or dioxin

• by Katie Machol
Farm-raised fish can still absorb mercury, PCBs and dioxins.
• Tags: Food News, Green Living, green, food, farm raised fish, toxic, mercury, toxins, neurotoxin

Cleaning up the dirtiest coal-fired power plants

• by Katie Machol
Mercury, a nasty by-product of coal-fired electricity generation.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Policy, coal, coal power, mercury, dirty energy, mercury

Consuming fish: Healthy or harmful?

• by Katie Machol
Due to the mercury that accumulates in them, the EDF recommends minimizing consumption of albacore tuna and to eat other kinds of tuna in moderation.
• Tags: Food News, Green Living, mercury, fish, tuna, albacore, toxic, food, health

See The Cove screening with star Richard O' Barry at Muvico BayWalk

• by Katie Machol
See the Oscar Award winning documentary that exposed the slaughtering of countless dolphins and exposed the ecological crimes taking place in Taiji, Japan, at the Muvico Theater in BayWalk on Wednesday, May 5th.
• Tags: Events, Movies, Green Community, Events, Movies, documentary, dolphins, mercury, Green Community, The Cove, richard o'barry, muvico baywalk, academy award winner, oscar winner, eco film, best documentary, dolphin slaughter, taiji japan, ric o'barry, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in review

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might've missed last week in the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, wine, St. Petersburg, usf, recession, recycling, Tampa-Bay, winemaking, organic farming, Environment, technology, north carolina, charity, recipes, sidebern's, mcdonalds, fast food, sonoma, green, organic, local, PBS, sustainable, toasted pheasant, taylor eason, sustainability, mercury, Science, Green Living, grenache, Value Meals, conservation, solar energy, urban planning, Tech, home, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Going Green, insects, energy efficiency, wine shop, graduate student, energy saving, energy, eco friendly, cfl, Whole Foods Market, Moffitt Cancer Center, Cure on Wheels, peak oil, litter, trash, compostable, permaculture, USGBC, biodynamic farming, biodynamic wines, light bulbs, climate change, collapse, solar power, summer, Green building, compost, buy local, Rick Kriseman, garbage, top chef podcast, nanotechnology, code green community, picking up trash, dinner in the garden, outstanding in the field, fourth of july, american independence day, July 4th, beach, gateway organic farm, Tyson Grant, Parkshore Grill, Matt Tracy, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Chris Knowles, Sea Sea Riders, Gui Alinat, Peter Leonavicius, Cathleen Ryan, Bobby Mayo, Thomas Kerns, Terry Harding, quivira, dry creek valley, cover crops, green manure, crop rotation, astronomical sowing, lunar calendar, celestial calendar, organic farm, steam cleansing, demeter association, quivira dry creek valley 2007 grenache, Frogs, cary north carolina, electric vehicle, green construction, Gizmodo, Ronald McHummer, green dining, electric car, green industry, amphibians, endangered, frogs: the thin green line, golden toad of costa rica, gastric-brooding frog of australia, habitat loss, chytridiomycosis, zoo, aquarium, year of the frog, LEED certification, CFLs, lighting, tungsten, filament, tungsten filament, incandescent, LED, diode, mercury content, optical coating, light source, future scenarios, debt, foreign fossil fuels, david holmgren, techno-stability, techno-explosion, creative decline, partnership society, dominator society, Crash Course, Chris Mattenson, fusion, genetically altered biology., spc, St. Pete College, sustainability management, legal, resource management, department of geography, exotic plants, generous donations, membership opportunities, bbqing, tropical plant, free address, small animals, beauty contest, green tea, tropicals, botanical gardens, saturday and sunday, natural beauty, few moments, tampa florida, Event management, st. leo university, sustany foundation, clean diesel, crown automotive, soy based ink, vitamin water, drytee inc., Uncategorized

New lighting technology seeks to revamp or replace incandescent bulbs

• by Jessica McCormick
Energy-efficiency bills will kill the incandescent light bulb... or will they? Some people are instead using this governmental push for efficiency as the kick in the pants they needed to finally stop making outdated products.
• Tags: Tech, Green Living, Green Community, Tech, technology, green, mercury, Science, Green Living, home, Green Community, energy efficiency, energy saving, energy, cfl, light bulbs, CFLs, lighting, tungsten, filament, tungsten filament, incandescent, LED, diode, mercury content, optical coating, light source, Uncategorized

Nosh Pit: Episode #2

• by Stephen Hammill
In episode 2, Brian and Taylor discuss the fine art of fooling your friends with box wine, how food critic Laura Reiley jumped the gun, why you may be spreading mercury on your PB&J and the reasons real men drink rose wine during the Superbowl.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Nosh Pit Podcast, Food and Restaurants, wine, food, episode, taylor, laura reiley, download, critic, Drink, jump, box, Nosh Pit Podcast, Nosh, mercury, Brian, Pit, amp, fine, Superbowl, Topless, naked, nude, NightMoves Adult Awards show 2010, 2001 Odyssey, strip-club, pornstar, Christy Wild, Uncategorized

Many products with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) found to contain mercury

• by Brian Ries
You could be consuming as much as 4-5 times your recommended daily maximum of mercury.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Food News, Food and Restaurants, corn, Food News, hfcs, high, fructose, syrup, mercury, smucker's, hershey's, pop tarts, poison, chlorine, taint, Uncategorized