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Who will serve on Obama’s second-term green team?
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire could head up EPA. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa could become transportation secretary. Who else? Find out.
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New food-safety rules are not making us feel all that nauseated
Both food-safety advocates and the food industry seem to like the rules aimed at preventing food-borne illness. Too bad they're so slow in coming.
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In the future, your computer could know exactly what you want for dinner
Pretty soon your computer will start knowing what kind of meals you should make and eat. And if it's not good you won't be able to complain to anyone.
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‘Smart fork’ tells you how much you’re eating, and also possibly that you’re insane
This is sort of the Fitbit of forks -- it gives you lots of information about your meal and how much and how fast you ate. And it only costs $100!
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App, crackle, pop: Junk food marketers target your kids online
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Big Food is working to reach kids online and through social media platforms.
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Don’t like burgers? Maybe you’d prefer eating the moon or a vampire
Fat & Furious Burger kind of elevates the burger above a mere food item and turns it into more of an artistic genre.
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Hot chocolate tastes better in an orange cup
The next time you drink hot chocolate, get yourself an orange cup. Sound like too much trouble? Well. Enjoy it less then!
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Congress extends farm bill, still manages to screw sustainable farmers
When Congress passed a nine-month farm bill extension as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations, it disappointed sustainable food advocates around the country.
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More and more hospitals are telling McDonald’s to take a hike
There’s a great deal of evidence that McDonald’s food, eaten on a regular basis, is not exactly beneficial to health.
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This graph will make you think twice about eating organic
If you're bad at science.