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Fairer fare: How to turn food system kinks into win-wins for growers and eaters
Start anywhere, follow it everywhere: That's the key to building sustainable local food systems, according to one expert veteran.
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Frackwater: The latest fragrance from Jerry Brown
A new video parody, entitled “Frack Water”, portrays a Jerry Brown look-alike outside a southern California oil field accompanied by a California oil industry representative. It's the latest escalation in Oil Change International's "Big Oil Brown" campaign, pushing the governor to impose a ban on fracking for oil and gas in California.
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Snakebit Supply Chains
Ever hear of a reality show called “Snake Salvation?” Me neither, until one of the serpent-handling co-stars was bit last month by a snake during a church service and later died. How does this unfortunate incident relate to sustainability and supply chains? Overlooking the obvious can come back to bite you. We all remember the […]
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These customizable sandals help Ugandan women go to college
Is tying your shoes the best part of your day? Then this news will make your LIFETIME!
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Wanna get West Nile virus? Climate change will help
Global warming will raise temperatures so residents of California and even southern Canada will have a better shot at the virus.
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Get off my lawn! Organic farmers just can’t get along with GMO-growing neighbors
A new survey finds that organic farmers in the U.S. incur significant financial losses due to GMO contamination from nearby farms.
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It’s official: People around the world really are eating more and more alike
The Western diet of wheat, corn, and soy is spreading globally -- flattening the world's menus as it rounds out our guts.
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You can thank Warren Buffett for many of those exploding oil trains
His Berkshire Hathaway investment group owns many of the flimsy rail cars used to transport oil, and it has vigorously fought tighter regulation.
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We’d love these new fair-trade sustainable condoms, if the marketing weren’t kinda sexist
Men don't care about sustainability! They just want a condom brand that sounds like a monster truck rally.
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How to make natural gas more climate-friendly
There are easy steps the gas industry could take to plug methane leaks, but they probably won't do it until the EPA makes them.
