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The French serve up one helluva school lunch
France clearly represents the gold standard for school lunch programs, while it's unclear whether America can manage even the mildest reform of ours.
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Monsanto's losing bet on GM sugar beets has bitter repercussions
Over the span of two years, Monsanto managed to grab control of the market for sugar beet seeds (and American sweet tooths), effectively wiping out the competition.
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New study says young people want apartments, not houses; iPhones, not cars
A new Canadian study indicates that more and more people prefer to live in high-density apartments.
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The world's first organic dairy rap video
British organic dairy Yeo Valley has finally given the world what it's always needed: a ridiculously good rap song about organic farming. Watch the magic.
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A chat with Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters
Thanks to all who joined us when Grist staff writer David Roberts hosted a live chat with Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters. Gene and David covered questions on the issues and candidates they're following, the upcoming November elections, and how LCV comes up with their Dirty Dozen.
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Ignorance, intensity, and climate politics
The New York Times editorial board had a nice piece this Sunday condemning GOP obscurantism on climate change. It reminds me that I want to double down on my contention that telling the truth about climate change will prove to be good long-term politics for the left.
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The future of urban agriculture is not about the 10-mile diet
Urban agriculture is a movement in transition. Agriculture has a vital role to play in cities, but it must be done in a way that keeps the urban fabric intact.
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Americans hate feeding poor children at school
School food advocates -- myself included -- who would love nothing better than to see reheated chicken nuggets and tater tots replaced with fresh food cooked from scratch, need to wise up to the fact that most Americans just don't care.
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We agree: Oil companies should support Victory Gardens
A 1944 ad by the oil behemoth's old incarnation, Standard Oil of California, exhorts Americans to grow their own food -- and buy fertilizer to do so.
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Woman prizes car over skull
A Maine woman was badly bruised when a bullet fired by her neighbor ricocheted onto her property and hit her in the face. What really concerned her, though, was the damage done to her car.
