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Climate change threatens Maine’s lobsters
Lobsters have been abundant in the Gulf of Maine in recent years, but scientists warn that climate change might yet sicken some and drive others away.
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This is the cutest possible way to eat animals
These cute-as-hell dumplings allow you to harmlessly bite the head off a hedgehog. That's what you wanted, right?
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Beyond gut instinct: A manifesto for clean eating and clear thinking
How a child of hippies, born into the cult of organic, fell for science's ability to separate plausible from crazy: Grist's new food writer introduces himself.
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No, fast food isn’t actually good for you: In defense of Pollanites
A new article in The Atlantic argues healthy eaters and Pollanites should embrace fast food so the industry will reform itself. What's wrong with this argument?
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Why guerrilla gardening won’t turn the world into “Blade Runner” hell
A recent New York Times op-ed painted urban gardeners as a selfish breed greening the world in the human interest. That's right -- and here's why it's a good thing.
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Chipotle is now the first restaurant to label GMOs in its food
Chipotle is voluntarily identifying GMOs in its menu items (only on its website, not in stores) -- making it the first restaurant chain in the country to do so.
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You know you want to watch a farm parody of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song
The Peterson Farm Bros give you a "Fresh Breath of Farm Air" in this take on '90s-era Will Smith.
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Rampaging pig virus may raise pork prices
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is spreading throughout farms in the U.S. Not only does it sound disgusting; it is disgusting.
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Republicans “apoplectic” as farm bill fails in the House
The U.S. House of Representatives just voted down its own version of the farm bill.
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NYC’s official website explains why NYC’s official compost plan can’t possibly work
It appears that Mayor Bloomberg was against composting before he was for it.
