"I can keep quiet about this no longer. There has been the most huge cover up in the raw food movement spanning years which has damaged children the world over. Every person who has spoken out about this in the past has been publicly slammed by members of the raw food community and their research and experience has been dismissed. These are often people who are highly experienced in raw food nutrition, yet these raw foodists continually claim that those people must be doing something wrong. It couldn't possibly be the food because we've been told the raw vegan diet is perfect for everyone."

O Ambassadors™ is an exciting new joint project of Oprah’s Angel Network and Free The Children that will inspire young people to become active, compassionate and knowledgeable global citizens.

When Craig Kielburger first appeared on The Oprah Show in 1999, he was a 16-year-old social activist on a mission to show young people they have the power to change the world. Since that day, Oprah's Angel Network has teamed up with Craig's organization, Free The Children, and built almost 60 schools in underdeveloped countries around the world.

No TV, no video games, nowhere near home. Twelve teenagers are in for the adventure of a lifetime! Find out how your kids can become a part of O Ambassadors.

Want to wreck the environment? Have a baby. Each bundle of joy gobbles up more of the planet's food, clogs garbage dumps with diapers, churns through plastic toys and winds up a gas-guzzling, resource-consuming grown-up like the rest of us. Still, babies are awfully cute. Given that most people still intend to procreate, what's an environmentally conscious parent to do?

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Commentary on the Childhood consumerism

A war is raging between parents trying to raise children and corporate America trying to raise customers. As a parent of three children, I think I'm losing, or at least losing my mind. I've tried to educate my children about our materialistic society and how our family values differ from those of a culture of consumption. My kids, however, want more, buy more and throw away more.