Daily Loaf

The New York Times reported Saturday that Andrew Young–the man who once said he fathered John Edward’s mistress’ child–now claims that Edwards is in fact the father of Rielle Hunter’s child.

Young, the former Edwards aide who has a book deal with St. Martin’s Press, said in his proposal that Edwards not only fathered Hunter’s child, but worked with his campaign finance chair to keep the affair a secret. Read the rest of this entry »

DNA tests have confirmed that former Presidential candidate, John Edwards, is the father of Rielle Hunters’s 18-month-old daughter, Frances. Even more surprisingly, National Enquirer broke the story.

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What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed this last week:

Living with the land: Florida’s first Earthship (video) – Eric Stewart gives a firsthand look at Florida’s first Earthship in Manatee County, and gets his hands dirty while helping out.

Not getting a million-dollar bonus this year? Think local stimulus- Scott Milinder shows us a real stimulus package that will work for us: we all commit to “Buying Local First.” According to recent economic studies, shifting your buying habits to locally owned businesses creates more circulation of money, more economic activity and more jobs in the local economy.

Eco-friendly summertime fashion accessories- Are you searching for a unique and beautiful purse to enhance your summer wardrobe? Then why not consider one of these recycled handbags that are made from recycled items that help to promote a cleaner and healthier world, reports Jen Meier.
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Reducing your beef (or all meat, for that matter) consumption could make quite an impact on not only your health, but also on the environment.

Beef contains high levels of cholesterol and saturated fat, as well as chemicals and growth hormones. Many scientific studies have linked the consumption of red meat to heart disease, stroke, and breast and colon cancer.

According to the National Research Council, beef has the highest levels of herbicides of any food food sold in the US. This is obviously due to all of the pesticides used on the corn and soybeans that is then used for cattle feed. The NRC says that beef rates as second highest on the list of foods that pose the greatest risk of cancer due to pesticide contamination (tomatoes being the highest on the list). Their studies also show that over 95% of all cattle in the US are receiving growth hormones and other pharmaceuticals, many of those then showing up in the cuts of beef we buy at the grocery store.
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Ok, I’ve been really, really good.  I’ve played the fatty food deprivation game, I’ve exercised four times a week, drank a gallon of water a day — the whole nine. I’ve even displayed my loyalty to the Green club at the gym by bringing the same plastic bottle of frozen water every day instead of buying a new one. And just as I lay my hand outstretched awaiting the issuance of my Green card, I discovered how toxic water bottles can be.

Who really knows what those symbols on the bottom of our water bottles really mean? I didn’t know, I didn’t want to know- until a considerate e-mail from my mom-in-law informed me of how important it is to keep an eye out for the following numbers:

A possible carcinogen.  Found in cooking bottles and clear food packaging, number 3 plastics may release toxins into your food and drinks.  The risk is heightened when these containers are put through the dishwater, heated up, or frozen.

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Slow news week: At the risk of going back to the SNL well once too often, here’s Andy Sandberg as Rahmbo, a Web-only offering from NBC.

• Obama reaches across the aisle to work with … George W. Bush?
• Gov. Crist ponders a foreclosure freeze financed by a cigarette tax hike.
• The Obama economic team is Dr. Doom approved.
• Buy! Buy! Buy!
• Tiger Woods gets laid off by GM.
• Might Cancer just go away on it’s own?
• Hannity and Colmes are splitting up.
• Chuck Klosterman reviews Chinese Democracy.
• “That’s I-75 going through rural Lithia.”
• Don’t bother sending that manuscript you’re pitching to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
• Will Obama disappoint those who want pot reform?
• YouTube goes widescreen.