Climate Food and Agriculture
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How you pay farmers to watch their crops shrivel up and die
The federal crop insurance program puts farmers in a real bind. And as climate change intensifies, it's only getting worse.
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GMO labeling: Trick or treat?
Many of the arguments against Washington state's GMO labeling initiative make sense. Here's why, despite that, it should pass.
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California Sriracha factory is basically macing everyone in the area
People who live near the Irwindale, Calif., factory are complaining that it releases a smelly, irritating gas (like you when you eat too much Sriracha! Hey-ooooo I'll show myself out).
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Please do not eat this sandwich made of the entire McDonald’s dollar menu
The Thrillist staff panicked when they heard McDonald's was eliminating its Dollar Menu. This is the hideous result.
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The hot new teen trend is competitive milk tasting
Hey, it's no less cool than debate or band or model U.N. (All of which are really cool, right?)
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6 facts about cereal’s wild past
Did you know the inventor of Grape Nuts was originally a suspenders salesperson? Or that Dr. Kellogg of Kellogg's offered "machine-powered enemas"? YEAH.
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Shockingly, you should not buy breast milk off the internet
Alternate, Upworthy-style headline: "You'll never believe which bodily fluid is not safe to buy online!"
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GhostFood truck gives you a taste of life after climatepocalypse
This art installation lets you experience what it might be like to eat simulated cod, chocolate, and peanut butter once those foods are wiped off the map.
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Winery plans to chop down California redwoods to make room for vineyards
As the world warms, winemakers are moving into new regions. Along the California coast, that's bad news for redwoods.
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Seal meat and foie gras burger is straight up trolling
The "Phoque Bardot" is the ultimate trollburger.