Disease Proof

• Merriam-Webster adds new words to the dictionary every year. This year, “carbon footprint” made the list. It describes how much carbon dioxide something emits. So did “Green-collar”, any job working with the environment, and “Locavore”, people who eat locally grown food; via Fresh Greens.

• Dr. Fuhrman’s friend and veggie advocate, Heather Mills, has opened an organic vegan cafe in Hove Lagoon in West Sussex in the United Kingdom, called The Vbites Café. Heather is a big proponent of a meat-free life and may soon launch her own line of frozen vegan faux-meat foods; TreeHugger explains.

• Electric cars are already very popular in Europe, but experts speculate the sales of electric cars in the U.S. could jump 86%, by 2030. Now, the cost of battery charging systems may exceed $320 billion over the next few decades, but the healthy-savings due to less pollution could save us $210 billion; Reuters reports.

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