>> Trix: No longer for kids! 11 big food and beverage companies are pulling junk food ads: “Companies aim to placate legislators who may crack down on food marketing amid rampant childhood obesity.” As expected, the move’s a voluntary, non-binding move; critics call for an industrywide standard or method of enforcement.

>> LA restraunts go green: Find out what Wilshire, Grace, City Bakery, and other LA-area restaurants are doing. Did you know the city of LA has a pilot program to compost restaurant food waste? 175 restaurants — with about 800 tons of waste a month — are already signed up.

>> A green designer’s gonna be on HGTV’s Design Star. Josh Foss, 25, works with the US Green Building Council and describes his sustainable style as metro-hippie. The Premiere happens July 22 at 10 pm Eastern/Pacific.

>> The Migration Guide: Put together by December 18, a portal for the promotion and protection of migrants, this guide provides a quick primer on contemporary international migration trends and the issues raised by them.

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