From v at vaalea.com Mon Nov 13 05:23:26 2006 From: v at vaalea.com (vaalea) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:23:26 -0500 Subject: [VegChat] Fishy OJ and acidic oceans. Message-ID: <005201c706e3$da658e60$6601a8c0@v> Beware, the new PC Blue Menu orange juice Oh Mega J has FISH in it. It actually shows that it is stated on the front of the carton and not just hidden in the ingredients, which is good.... I'm disappointed at how little of the new products in the PC Insiders Report are vegan, even the vegetable samosas have dairy. I remember one year I was excited when they had a bunch of vegan friendly products.... the soy pudding (which is now more expensive), the soy yoghurt (which they stopped producing) amoung other things. Last week I read a small article in Metro about the oceans turning acidic... here is some more information: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15654293/ Carbon turning oceans acidic, experts warn Climate conference told of 'major threat to marine organisms' NAIROBI, Kenya - The world's oceans are becoming more acidic, which poses a threat to sea life and Earth's fragile food chain, German researchers told delegates at a U.N. conference on climate change. Oceans have already absorbed a third of the world's emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming, leading to acidification that prevents vital sea life from forming properly. "The oceans are rapidly changing," said professor Stefan Rahmstorf. "Ocean acidification is a major threat to marine organisms." Fish stocks and the world's coral reefs could also be hit while acidification risks "fundamentally altering" the food chain, he said. "Acidity is causing a major threat to coral reefs, on top of the bleaching effect that comes with warming," he said. Reefs get bleached when warm water forces out tiny algae living in them, giving reefs nutrients and their vivid colors. Without algae, corals whiten and eventually die. In a study titled "The Future Oceans - Warming Up, Rising High, Turning Sour," Rahmstorf and eight other scientists on Thursday warned that the world is witnessing, on a global scale, problems similar to the acid rain phenomenon of the 1970s and 1980s. Rahmstorf, the head of Germany's Potsdam Institute for Research into Climatic Effects, said more research is urgently needed to assess the impact of ocean acidification. Rahmstorf also reiterated warnings of rising sea levels caused by global warming, saying that in 70 years, temperature increases could lead to more frequent storms with 200 million people threatened by floods. Scientists blame the past century's one-degree rise in average global temperatures at least in part for the accumulation of carbon dioxide, methane and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere - byproducts of power plants, automobiles and other fossil fuel burners. The 1997 Kyoto accord requires 35 industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. The Kyoto countries meeting in Nairobi are continuing talks on what kind of emissions targets and timetables should follow 2012. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/vegchat/attachments/20061113/80fdcd62/attachment.html From m.faul at sympatico.ca Fri Nov 24 20:06:54 2006 From: m.faul at sympatico.ca (Mark Faul) Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:06:54 -0500 Subject: [VegChat] Raw Potluck featuring "Eating" movie Message-ID: <456750DE.3010504@sympatico.ca> Hi Everyone, Please join us for another mouth-watering raw vegan potluck next Friday Dec 1. We will be showing the movie "Eating" immediately following the potluck (see http://www.ravediet.com/). Date: Friday Dec 1 Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm **note the earlier start time (movie will begin at 8pm) Location: St. Giles Church, 174 First Ave. NORTH side of First Ave, just east of Bank St). Non-Profit Cost: $5 (to cover venue rental & expenses) ** Please *reply to this message* to register & *Let us know what dish you plan to bring to the potluck*. We'll be awarding prizes for best dessert & best main dish of the evening, as voted by everyone in attendance. ** We're seeking 2-3 volunteers to spend 15-20 minutes at the end of the evening for cleanup. Please let us know if you can help. Finally, please read the guidelines and recipe links listed below - helpful reminders to ensure the potlucks are enjoyable for everyone. Warm Regards, Natasha & Mark www.simplyraw.ca ** Potluck Guidelines: --------------------------------- * Each adult should bring a raw food dish of 8-10 adult portions * Please be conservative with your portions (there's usually plenty of food for seconds!) * Dishes should be 100% raw vegan: o Fresh fruit & veggies, soaked/sprouted nuts, seeds, legumes, grains o NO animal products (no meat, dairy, fish, eggs, or honey) o NO cooking at all (nothing steamed, baked, fried, canned, etc) o Dehydrated food below 115 degrees Fahrenheit is acceptable o NO tofu or soy-derived products (cooked & highly processed) o NO commercial salad dressings (highly processed & cooked) * Please list all ingredients (with your name) to help those with allergies * All fruits & vegetables should be properly washed & ready to be enjoyed as is. Fruit should be ripe & ready to eat If you need some suggestions or advice about preparing a raw vegan dish, please check out www.rawfoods.com/recipes www.simplyraw.ca/recipes.php or contact us at potlucks at simplyraw.ca . From mark at simplyraw.ca Tue Nov 28 16:15:55 2006 From: mark at simplyraw.ca (Mark (SimplyRaw)) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:15:55 -0500 Subject: [VegChat] Raw Potluck featuring "Eating" movie Message-ID: <456C60BB.7010701@simplyraw.ca> Hi Everyone, Please join us for another mouth-watering raw vegan potluck next Friday Dec 1. We will be showing the movie "Eating" immediately following the potluck (see http://www.ravediet.com/). Date: Friday Dec 1 Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm **note the earlier start time (movie will begin at 8pm) Location: St. Giles Church, 174 First Ave. NORTH side of First Ave, just east of Bank St). Non-Profit Cost: $5 (to cover venue rental & expenses) ** Please *reply to this message* to register & *Let us know what dish you plan to bring to the potluck*. We'll be awarding prizes for best dessert & best main dish of the evening, as voted by everyone in attendance. ** We're seeking 2-3 volunteers to spend 15-20 minutes at the end of the evening for cleanup. Please let us know if you can help. Finally, please read the guidelines and recipe links listed below - helpful reminders to ensure the potlucks are enjoyable for everyone. Warm Regards, Natasha & Mark www.simplyraw.ca ** Potluck Guidelines: --------------------------------- * Each adult should bring a raw food dish of 8-10 adult portions * Please be conservative with your portions (there's usually plenty of food for seconds!) * Dishes should be 100% raw vegan: o Fresh fruit & veggies, soaked/sprouted nuts, seeds, legumes, grains o NO animal products (no meat, dairy, fish, eggs, or honey) o NO cooking at all (nothing steamed, baked, fried, canned, etc) o Dehydrated food below 115 degrees Fahrenheit is acceptable o NO tofu or soy-derived products (cooked & highly processed) o NO commercial salad dressings (highly processed & cooked) * Please list all ingredients (with your name) to help those with allergies * All fruits & vegetables should be properly washed & ready to be enjoyed as is. Fruit should be ripe & ready to eat If you need some suggestions or advice about preparing a raw vegan dish, please check out www.rawfoods.com/recipes www.simplyraw.ca/recipes.php or contact us at potlucks at simplyraw.ca .