Dan Murphy

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We’re used to the exaggerated claims made by late-night hustlers selling us some fabulous new appliance. But when it comes to online diet plans, this one begs the term ‘outrageous.’
Marine biologists are officially worried that orcas, or killer whales, are threatened by the decline in stocks of salmon that orcas prefer as their primary food source.
Dieticians have long segregated proteins as ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ Now, one self-anointed diet guru is pretending there’s a rank order among meat, poultry and seafood.
Here’s a case study demonstrating everything one shouldn’t do to promote the nutritional value and the culinary enjoyment of eating meat.
The fruit of the tropical cashew tree is used in a variety of vegan menu items, which presents a problem vegans choose to ignore - rainforests are destroyed to cultivate cashew trees.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, it’s a timely occasion to speculate how agriculture, business and politics might evolve five decades from now.
Open the Urban Dictionary to the phrase ‘shoot yourself in the foot,’ and you’ll see a food package labeled ‘No GMOs!’ Fortunately, that disaster might be on the verge of a real reversal.
From dietary gurus to academic researchers to self-appointed media ‘exerts,’ the message is simple: The path to good health is forged by eating less meat. And they’re all wrong.
Denver has a goose problem - one of its own making. The question is whether the city will resolve to the only viable solution, since the city is nearly void of natural predators.
It’s seemingly abundant, yet surprisingly scarce; rarely prioritized in public policy, yet as essential as oil for supporting our lifestyles. And if water ‘runs out,’ it could signal the ultimate disaster.