Looking to change the world? Consider EarthShare From researching climate change to cleaning the Hudson river, from assisting Hurricane Sandy recovery to helping the local Audobon Society, contributions to EarthShare go a long way to help our environment. Now it’s even easier to contribute directly, or through a workplace program.

The Food Revolution Summit 2013 From April 27 – May 4, 2013 The father and son duo, John and Ocean Robbins, have gathered together some of the top names in food health and food revolution for the second annual Food Revolution Summit. This year’s speakers include: Mark Bittman from the New York Times, author Kathy Freston, the Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith, and more.

Celebrate Earth Day With a Meteor Light Show! Monday, April 22nd, is Earth Day and it coincides this year with the Lyrid Meteor showers, one of the most impressive displays in the sky. The Lyrid showers can feature as many as 20-100 meteors per hour, with higher bursts of activity, called “meteor storms,” and viewings of the rarer, large “Fireballs” possible.

Collecting For Carnivores: Check out what’s new at the Wolf Conservation Center The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) just launched a new recycling campaign that doubles as a fundraiser!

Atka recycles – Do you?

Overturning the “Monsanto Protection Act” from Nation of Change and Food Democracy Now — We’ve seen similar scenarios in the past, events in which the massive financial power of multi-national corporations is able to buy out legislators who were elected to ‘represent’ voters. But now, Monsanto has set the bar even higher. Instead of just getting a few kickbacks or avoiding USDA regulation, Monsanto lobbyists have gone as far as to generate legislative inclusions into a new bill that puts Monsanto above the federal government.

Major Stores say “NO” to GMO Salmon from the Vital Choice Newsletter. Yesterday, a coalition of 30 consumer, health, food safety, and fishing groups launched the “Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood”. At the same time, they announced that several major grocers — representing more than 2,000 stores — have committed not to sell GE seafood.

Monsanto’s Death Grip On Your Food by Fritz Kreiss at www.nationofchange.org It increasingly appears that Monsanto is patenting death, perhaps even more so than life. Monsanto’s near-monopoly gives the company the right to control access to a staple food item that is found in a wide range of consumer products.

The Dangers of Fracking – What it is and why we need to speak out now. Join Robert Redford, Yoko Ono and other artists in banning this dangerous practice. Seeing is believing, and there’s no better way to learn about fracking than to watch this 30 second commercial that Yoko Ono made addressed to Governor Cuomo

With California Prop Defeated, GMO Labeling Proponents Look to Farm Bill by Amy Westervelt, for www.forbes.com

California’s Proposition 37, which would have required labeling of all food products containing genetically modified organisms within two years, was narrowly defeated last week (53 to 47). The result has largely been credited to the $45 million spent by a coalition including Monsanto , Du Pont, and many others….