you might have heard of this story recently according to a study by the natural resources defense council forty percent of the food in the us goes to waste alarming to say the least but even more so when you take another shocking bit of information into account the latest survey from gallup states one in five americans can't afford food so forty percent of food goes into the trash while one in five americans go hungry how is this possible and what can be done to get this disc. food to the people that really need it all social luzzi policy analyst for the natural resources defense council joins us now he's also a contributor she excuse me is a contributor to the and our d.c. blog switchboard hi there syesha so alarming information you guys put out there america has always been known as a land of plenty but considering the economic times that we're in today you know people trying to do more with less what do you make of this statistic well that's right liz thanks so much for having me on so right now i mean imagine you go to the grocery store and you leave with three big bags of groceries a

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in a statement, the natural resources defense council urged the epa to appeal the ruling saying -- in afghanistan, an aircraft uses of staff, martin dempsey, was damaged tuesday when militants fired on u.s. base. a nato spokesperson said dempsey was not on board when the attack took place. >> last night, two rounds hit the bagram airfield. they caused damage to a helicopter and a transport airplane of dempsey. he was already in his room by that time. he was not affected at all. some of the shrapnel of the rounds damaged the plane for dempsey, so he took another plant in order to continue his trip out of afghanistan. >> dempsey was in afghanistan for talks following the recent spate of attacks on nato soldiers by afghan troops. shortly after the attack, he left afghanistan on a different aircraft. >> at least eight people reportedly have been killed and 75 wounded after fighting broke out in the lebanese city of tripoli between groups with opposing views of the conflict in syria. violence erupted monday night between sunnis in tripoli who oppose the syrian regime and alawites loyal to

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according to the natural resources defense council, the average family throws away 2200dollars in foodh year. the study found fruits and vegetables get tossed out the most... followed by seafood bread, meat and milk. that's the equivalent of 165billion dollars in uneaten food. the nrdc is asking the government to study losses in the food system and to set goals for waste reduction. next: the jobs members of "generation y" are most likely to get during this economy slump. and, still to come this midday: what fannie mae and freddie mac plan to do to help troubled borrowers sell their home. and later in lunchbreak: we're making a classic colombian dish - grilled chicken and pepper empanadas, but they're gluten- free! you know, i was once used for small jobs. yeah, and i took on all the bigger, tougher ones. but now that mr. clean's got this new select-a-size magic eraser i mean, he can take on any size job. look how easily he gets things cleaned. it's enough to make you cry. you, specifically. not me. i'm just happy we don't go near rex's mobile home as often. because it's hard to clean o

the natural resources defense council says that's up to 40 pr of food in the u.s. gets thrown out and that means every year americans are dumping $165 billion of unwanted food, uneaten food right away? the average house hod throws out about $2 -- household throws out about $2200 a year. that's a lot of money. >>> so much for tough interview questions like what's your biggest weakness. i care too much. i work too hard. some companies take these questions to a whole new level like asking, how would you design a vending machine. if you're interviewing with a position for am disonl, you may -- amazon, you may actually need to know that answer. answer. i'm asking you guys, you're the job seeker. i'm the interviewer putting on my glasses. here's a tough one. in 30 seconds i want you both collaborating to name as many uses for a brick as possible. i want you to start now. >> projectile. >> paperweight. >> house construction. >> the base of a pizza oven. >> fix the toilet tank. put it in the bottom of the toilet tank. >> that's a good one. >> you did on that vendingmental.

according to a natural resources defense council study, 40% of the food we buy gets thrown into the trash. the data shows that an average family of four tosses out more than $2200 a year in food. fruit and veggies are followed by grains, meat, and milk. senior citizens lose more than $140,000 in financial schemes, unsolicited e-mails and fraudulent investment products. the free lunch seminar. to inties seniors to participate, crooks market it as an educational luncheon when it's a sales pitch for some investment products with misleading claims. >>> t-mobile is jumping back into the unlimited data plan for smart phones. sounds good, but there's a catch. customers cannot link there devices to a computer or use it as a mobile hot spot. that 4g plan will cost between $70 and $90 a month. t mobile joins sprint as the only large national carriers to offer those unlimited data plans. >>> whole foods has some plans to triple the number of stores to 1,000 locations. the health food grocer will open markets in under served areas, including the south side of chicago and in the city of detroit. >>> a

shows that americans throw away as much as 40% of the food we buy, according to the natural resources defense councilf four now wastes more than $2,200 per year on uneaten food alone. >>> and some barely news here. people are spending more money at barnes & nobel. why? "fifty shades of grey." that's why. >> why? >> the book seller credits the novels for a remarkable increase in sales. >> those are real stories, josh. >> yes, they are. they have beginnings and middles and ends. many readers favor the electronic versions, perhaps, because they don't want anyone else to know what they're reading. yeah. that's where it's going to have to end today. unfortunately. >> and so it shall. until next time. >> yes. >>> that's where we begin with "pop news." >> one door closes, another opens. good morning, everybody. welcome to "pop news." "entertainment weekly" has given us an exclusive. it's for comic book fans, specifically superman. d.c. comics will reveal in the upcoming issue, superman has dumped lois lane after all these years and taken up with wonder woman. >> oh, no. >> it looks like these two may need a

according to a new report from the natural resources defense council, the amount of uneaten food thated and ends up in land fills amounts to 165 billion dollars and about 20 pounds per person per month. since the 1970s, the amount of edible food trash has jumped by 50%. researchers suggest americans should save and eat more leftovers. of course unless they have gone stale and been in your refrigerator for the last three weeks. and moving along, they are the best employers for those who belong to generation y. we will name them for you next. and at the top of the hour, more on that mortgage interest deduction. it's the reason why many people buy homes. but lawmakers could take it away for tax reform. the upside of it all. and first, speaking of upside, some winners on the nasdaq. ♪ [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie brownie has all the deliciousness you desire. the brownie of your dreams is now deliciously real. dagen: when it comes to jobs for generation y, tech is king. a study by pay scale reveals generation y workers prefer technology firms because they not

that's according to a report from the natural resources defense council that comes to about $165 billionson kosik joins us now from new york. hi, allison. >> hi, carol. yeah, we certainly do know how to waste food. another stat for you. did you know the average american wastes ten times as much food as the average person in southeast asia. the nrdc gives lots of ways for food producers, restaurants, supermarkets and the government ideas how to cut down on food waste and gives several suggestions for what consumers can do to prevent food loss. some of those suggestions, for one, even though many of us aren't big planners go ahead and plan meals in advance. go to the market with a list. it is the best way it prevent overbuying and prevent impulse buys, cuts down on the number of times you pull instinct out of the fridge and say gosh, why did i buy that in the first place. the report also suggests buying imperfect produce. supermarkets throw out a ton of unwanted produce that's perfectly fine. it just isn't pretty. just because an apple isn't perfectly round doesn't mean it's not good to he

now we're going to hear from chris paine, was the nuclear program director at the natural resources defense council. hi, chris. go ahead. >> thank you for inviting me today. i can't possibly go through my full 56 slide presentation. >> thank you. >> but i encourage you, if you read it, to ask questions about any of the slides during the question session. but i will try, i will be responsive to charge to provide public interest perspective on indices action and stakeholder involvement in response to the fukushima accident. slide four please. we believe that nrc has strayed quite far from the intent of the statutory framework. under the ada, the primary, the atomic energy act, the primary vehicle for takeover involvement is supposed to be for nuclear safety, it supposed to be the licensing process. in compensation for federal monopoly on regulating nuclear power, the atomic energy act granted states and citizens the right to challenge each and every licensing decision. and citizens safety concerns should be adjudicated in licensing proceedings. but by a steady accretion of exclusionary rules, the nrc

resources defense council. her work includes promoting smart growth and monitoring environmental and health impacts of natural gas drilling in new york state. and robert bryce, a senior fellow at the manhattan institute, who's written widely on energy matters, including his recent book, "power hungry: the myth of green energy." kate sinding, i'll start with you, a boom in new production, overturning a lot of old assumptions about energy in this country. give us an overview first. what do you see happening? >> well, what we see happening is that the way that natural gas is being developed in this country is totally unacceptable. you've got an industry that's running roughshod over communities. thigh think that they're entitled to operate under a different set of rules than those that apply to everybody else. and the result is a pattern of negative impacts to water, to air, to health, and to our communities. it's not something that should be happening in america in 2012. and, moreover, it's not a model of development that's sustainable, either, from an economic standpoint or for the planet. >> brown: all right, rob

natural, gas, coal, a lot of people say the white house is possible till to the coal industry. therthis is a plan that gets a thumbs up. bob deans is with the national resources defense counciln fund and here is what he told me. >> we need to keep our eyes on the prize, a diversified package of various energy sources. we are not going to be able to panel a 21st century economy with a 20th century energy system. >> mitt romney's plan focuses on developing new sources of conventional energy. he would open the outer continental shelf to drilling, open more federal lands to drilling. stream like government regulation to free up industry and limit government funding to basic research in alternative energies. no taxpayer investments in commercial investments like solyndra and the chevy volt. >> right now we have the east coast, west coast, eastern gulf and alaska off limits. if we were able to open up the areas off limits we could become energy self-sufficient. >> supporters of the president point to china and say they are investing heavily in alternative energies and it's not in some kind of an attempt to save the planet, they just think it's good business sense. jenna: john robe