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Toxic green slime has taken over the lakes of America. Again.
It's late summer, and that means toxic algae blooms fueled by conventional fertilizers and factory farms are taking over lakes in the Midwest. Run for your lives!
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Drought-tolerant seeds: Insurance policy for farmers or a big gamble?
Companies like Monsanto and Syngenta want farmers to think of drought-tolerant seeds as an insurance policy against hot, dry weather. But for farmers who don't take care of the soil, these seeds look like a gamble.
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Pop culture: The industry forces behind New York’s soda war
Companies like McDonald's and Coca Cola came out swinging in the fight against NYC's soda ban. Here's what they had at stake.
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New York City bans large, sugary drinks
In a first-in-the-nation move, the NYC Board of Health has enacted limits on the size of sodas that businesses like fast-food outlets can sell.
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Chinese McDonald’s selling a very chic, weird, possibly political black/white burger combo
These black and white burgers might have a political message, which seems like a really cumbersome way to communicate.
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Dear U.S. government, please get your food waste act together
The bad news: The U.S. is lagging way behind the European Union when it comes to cutting down on wasted food. The good news: It wouldn't be hard for us to follow suit.
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Sweet victory: How to have your unprocessed cake and eat it, too
Grist’s green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, attempts to eat out, and eat dessert, without consuming any processed ingredients. This could get ugly.
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Coming soon: Non-vegan, non-kosher bananas
Food scientists have come up with an evil plan to make bananas off-limits to strict vegans, people keeping kosher, and anyone with an iodine allergy: They want to coat the fruit with shellfish. Specifically, they’d douse them with a spray derived from shrimp and crab shells. And while I have had some perfectly yummy curries […]
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Millennials: The emerging organic majority?
Today's young adults are more interested in organic food than their parents -- and they're prepared to spend more on it, too.
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Organic food: Still more than an elitist lifestyle choice
In a recent New York Times diatribe, columnist Roger Cohen called organics an "elitist, pseudoscientific indulgence shot through with hype." We beg to differ.
