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Fish kill whodunnit in Gulf: Is Big Ag or Big Oil the perp?
A sickening massacre of fish has nearly paved a Louisiana waterway with dead bodies. There are two likely suspects, and probably neither will be brought to justice.
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Ezra Klein makes lame case for industrial food
Are industrial farms the way forward? Washington Post pundit Ezra Klein thinks so. Shockingly, Tom Philpott disagrees.
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Colin McCrate wants you to eat your yard [AUDIO SLIDESHOW]
There’s a new kind of farmer in town. Colin McCrate is using his agricultural know-how to convert sprawling urban yards into edible bounty.
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Save school lunch from snack-happy government standards
We need the Child Nutrition Act pending in Congress passed to save children from sugar-heavy meals that are destroying their health.
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Three projects that are watering Detroit's ‘food desert'
Food has emerged as the key motivating force of Detroiters' efforts to re-imagine their town as a thriving, livable place. Here are three representatives of the spirit driving the 21st-century version of the Motor City.
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The atrazine emails: Science with an attitude is still science
UC Berkeley professor Tyrone Hayes sent obscene emails to pesticide maker Syngenta's staff. But that doesn't invalidate his research on atrazine.
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Our energy-gulping industrial food system revealed in eight bullet points
New York Times recently ran Stephen Budiansky's op-ed hailing the energy efficiency of the industrial food system. The reality is much more complex
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Michelle Obama to Congress: Without school food reform, anti-obesity initiative may fail
Michelle Obama renews her call for Congress to pass the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act" touting an increase in funding. But it's about more than that -- the bill may finally get junk food out of schools.
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Searching for eggs in all the right places
It's like Easter in September on my farm, where "free range" seems to mean "free to lay your eggs anywhere but in your nice, spacious coop."
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Six things you should know before defying the real food police
Growing numbers of folks involved in raw milk and other alternative foods are refusing to abide by government edicts and shutdown orders. Here's what to expect if you join the ranks of the resistance.
