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Saving the Oyster, and the Bay: Shell Recycling Program Replenishes Endangered Oyster Population

Image: fotologic via flickr Recycling, it turns out, is not reserved for inanimate objects. An increasingly popular Chesapeake Bay program is sending oyster shells collected from restaurants, which save the shells from customers’ meals, back into the bay, where they form homes for new oysters. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Saving the Oyster, and the Bay: Shell Recycling Program Replenishes Endangered Oyster Population

Are You Eating the BP Gulf Oil Spill?

Photo via avlxyz @ Flickr Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April, everyone from chef Tom Colicchio to President Barack Obama has come out to promise that Gulf Coast seafood is as safe and delicious as it ever was — and to remind the rest of us that boycotting it won’t help the regional fisherman who rely on that demand for their livelihood. But is it safe? Here’s the lowdown — and it’s a bit murky…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Are You Eating the BP Gulf Oil Spill?