Carrot Juice

Bush's Grillin' Beans

I contacted Bush's Baked beans to see which of their new grillin' beans are vegan, this is their response:

Thank you for contacting us.

Even though they are not Kosher-certified, as of this date, all of our Grillin' Beans except our Smokehouse variety do not contain any meat or meat-by products.

Again, we thank you for taking the time to contact us. We appreciate your interest in our products.

Sincerely,
Kenna Hess
Consumer Relations Coordinator

GoChi Goji

Do you need more energy without drugs and caffeine?

Then try GoChi the mouth watering juice that will increase your energy, supercharge your immune system and melt your stress away.

Goji berries grows on top of the world closest to the sun in the mystical Himalayas, in soil that is incredibly rich in minerals, upturned from deep within the earth eons ago.

Goji's health benefits have been enjoyed for 4,000 years by the Himalayan people who were the first natural healers. Their traditions have been passed on since the very beginning of civilization and now to you.

Clean Energy Free Lighting - New Light Source Invented

Flexible light source discovery gives off 24/7 light (equivalent to a 20 watt bulb) will create a brighter future for us all. Litroenergy surpasses all known available lighting options for cost/durability/reliability (12+ years) and safety. It has potential to save billions in energy costs world-wide. Anything can generate light now, with discovery.

Mars candy kills!!

PETA has uncovered gruesome evidence that candy giant Mars has been paying experimenters to conduct deadly tests on mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits. We're launching a worldwide boycott of Snickers, M&M's, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Starburst, Dove, Skittles, and other Mars-made products until the company has a heart and stops hurting animals.

Right now, Mars is funding a study at the University of California, San Francisco, in which experimenters force-feed rats by shoving plastic tubes down their throats. The animals are then killed and cut open.

Mars has also paid experimenters to do the following:

* Force mice to swim in a pool of water and paint and find a hidden platform to avoid drowning�only to be killed later
* Surgically attach plastic tubes to guinea pigs' carotid arteries and inject cocoa ingredients into their jugular veins to induce dramatic decreases in blood pressure
* Force rabbits to eat high-cholesterol diets with varying amounts of cocoa and then cut out and examine primary blood vessels to their hearts

Not one of these tests is required by law for candy. Mars' chief competitor, Hershey's, has already signed PETA's statement of assurance pledging never to conduct or fund tests on animals.

We need your help to end Mars' cruel experiments! Visit our new http://MarsCandyKills.com campaign Web site to find out what you can do to help.

Sincerely,

Jason Ullman
Anti-Vivisection Campaigner
PETA

Animal Cruelty at Orthodox Monastery in Russia

Guest workers and palmers, involved in fatigue duties on the territory of one of the most famous monasteries in Russia, packed homeless kittens in sacks and left them die an awful death at the rubbish dump.

Trying to Connect the Dinner Plate to Climate Change

By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH
Published: August 29, 2007
Original article link with pictures

EVER since �An Inconvenient Truth,� Al Gore has been the darling of environmentalists, but that movie hardly endeared him to the animal rights folks. According to them, the most inconvenient truth of all is that raising animals for meat contributes more to global warming than all the sport utility vehicles combined.

The biggest animal rights groups do not always overlap in their missions, but now they have coalesced around a message that eating meat is worse for the environment than driving. They and smaller groups have started advertising campaigns that try to equate vegetarianism with curbing greenhouse gases.

Some backlash against this position is inevitable, the groups acknowledge, but they do have scientific ammunition. In late November, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization issued a report stating that the livestock business generates more greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined.

Developers no longer allowed to bury gopher tortoises alive

WEST PALM BEACH - Developers will no longer be allowed to bury gopher tortoises alive during construction under a moratorium approved Wednesday by state wildlife commissioners.

Under current gopher tortoise rules, developers are allowed to seek permits to bury them alive rather than relocate them during construction projects. About 70,000 gopher tortoises have been buried in the past 14 years under the state permitting system.

The tortoises, which can live for weeks before suffocating after entombment, burrow in sandy, dry areas such as dunes and have survived for 60 million years. Biologists estimate their numbers have dropped by up to 80 percent in the last century due to coastal development.

The commission also voted Wednesday during its meeting in Melbourne to add another level of protection for the tortoise, upgrading its status from species of special concern to threatened.

However, the status change won't take effect for at least several more months while a new management plan is being developed that aims to limit future burials or eliminate them altogether.

It remains illegal to take, possess, transport or sell gopher tortoises or their eggs, except by obtaining a state permit. The moratorium on burying gopher tortoises will go into effect July 30.

The Florida Home Builders Association has said it supports measures to protect the tortoise, regardless of additional relocation costs.

EarthFirst Technologies, Inc. To Establish First U.S. Bio-refinery

Channahon vegetable oil fractionation plant being converted to EFTI 60-million gallon per year Bio-refinery.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EarthFirst Technologies, Incorporated ("EarthFirst" or "the Company") (OTCBB:EFTI) today announced details of its plans to establish the United States� first Bio-refinery. This facility will be capable of producing ASTM 6751 biodiesel, as well as other high value products from palm-based methyl esters produced during the biodiesel production process.

Similar projects exist in Singapore and Malaysia, but the facility located in Channahon, Illinois will be the first in the United States.

The key to the Company�s Bio-refinery is the use of palm oil based feedstock. The chemical composition and stability of palm oil make it suitable for refinement into numerous products.

To secure the continuous availability of palm oil feedstock, EarthFirst has entered into a 15-year Supply Agreement with LODERS CROKLAAN USA, LLC (�Loders�), a wholly owned subsidiary of the IOI Group. IOI has an existing supply chain for palm oil products from Malaysia to Channahon, Illinois which serves Loders� specialty fats business supplying the requirements of the US food industry. The Company also has a 15-year Agreement with Loders to lease a currently unused vegetable oil fractionation facility, located on its own self-contained site, adjacent to Loders� other operations in Channahon.

Vegan upscale restaurants growing in popularity

April 27, 2007, 1:48PM
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press Writer
� 2007 The Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. � The fake meat at this upscale vegan eatery doesn't taste like mystery meat. Depending on the night it's more like hearty meat loaf with a mushroom sauce, pork tenderloin or Mediterranean grilled chicken skewers.

At Sublime, cascading waterfalls trickle from 10-foot windows in a low-lit dining room filled with live palm trees and customers sampling $19 caviar _ made of seaweed, not fish eggs.

Once a network of grungy, obscure cafes, the vegetarian and vegan experience in some cities has blossomed on par with its carnivorous counterparts, complete with Zagat ratings and celebrity clienteles.

Tampa Florida Mayor Pam Iorio going hybrid

Tampa Florida Mayor Pam Iorio traded in her Lincoln Town Car for a Toyota Camry Hybrid. This is a great step forward in getting the public into the idea of using a hybrid vehicle. The Hybrid that Mayor Iorio will be driving gets an estimated 40 miles per gallon.

Mayor Iorio has also started a pilot hybrid vehicle replacement program starting with ten Ford Escape Hybrids. These ten cars will each use five less barrels of gas every year.

Please write Mayor Iorio and praise her for her efforts to help the enviroment by using a hybrid car and ask her to persue more ways to use less gas and help reduce global warming. Also remind her of the impact that the meat and dairy industries have on the enviroment as well. You can reach her at:

City of Tampa, Mayor's Office
306 East Jackson Street
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 274-8211
Or by filling out this form online: