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Who took your cheese? Could be the FDA
The government's war on unpasteurized milk was something most people could comfortably ignore as being about the fringe. But when the FDA starts messing with people's $22-per-pound raw-milk Camembert ... well, now that's serious.
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The Food Safety Modernization Act
We've invited an array of food-policy experts along with a few Grist readers to debate whether there is indeed a food-safety crisis and if so, whether the current legislation before the Senate will protect eaters and punish the right producers.
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Electric Bicycle Evolution
I spotted an interesting looking electric bicycle in front of my neighborhood grocery store a while back. The picture you see below came from an owner’s manual I found on the internet. It has some nice features like: 1) A centered kickstand (electric bikes tend to be top heavy)2) Front and rear disc brakes […]
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The Times exposes the craziness of the junk-food industry/USDA alliance
On Sunday, The New York Times ran a blockbuster piece on the unholy alliance between the USDA and Domino's to create a monstrously cheesy pizza -- while encouraging healthier eating habits. Here's what this partnership says about our food system and the USDA's role in shaping it.
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To block EPA regulations, Koch Industries expands lobbying campaign to children
Regulation Reality Tour, produced by Koch's Americans for Prosperity, featured a SWAT car shaped moon bounce for children, symbolizing EPA Carbon Cops
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Watch as I debate energy policy, live on the interwebs!
Given the 2010 midterm elections, what's next for U.S. climate and energy policy? Yeah, you're right: probably nothing! Nonetheless, that's not going to stop me from debating the issue with Steve Everley of American Solutions. It all goes down tomorrow, Tuesday 08 Nov 2010, at 11 a.m. Pacific (2 p.m. Eastern). You can watch it right here.
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Acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams reflects on BP's oil disaster
Author Terry Tempest Williams traveled the length of the Gulf of Mexico to see the fallout from BP's Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Read the interview
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Eating more fish will save the rainforests, suggests scientist Ray Hilborn
What would happen if we never ate another fish? Fisheries researcher Ray Hilborn thinks that shift could only lead to more rainforests succumbing to the plow to fill the world's growling bellies, and that there really are plenty of fish in the sea to do that instead.
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What are the limits on the EPA? The Clean Air Act holds answers
Given the built-in limitations on Environmental Protection Agency authority contained in the Clean Air Act, fears of agency "overreach" are misplaced.
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PBS on Senate dysfunction and filibuster abuse [VIDEO]
Over the weekend, the PBS show Need to Know ran a fantastic piece on Senate dysfunction, focused in particular on filibuster abuse. It features Sen. Tom Udall, a big supporter of Senate rules reform, and George Packer, who wrote a stellar piece on Senate dysfunction for The New Yorker earlier this year. It's a lot of good info packed in 15 minutes.
