February 2010
10 posts
“I’ve farmed for 37 years and worked with the government and everything—and what...”
– Tim Burrack, Chairman of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, said that, “expressing concern about the USDA’s shift in emphasis toward locally grown and organic foods.”
The quotes come from an article in Brownfield Agricultural News.
I heard about that article from grist.org.
Fear of change...
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(IN AMERICA)
Not that the world needs more cars,...
“A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum...”
– Jimmy Carter said that when he had some solar panels installed on the White House roof.
One of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken.
We should keep using those words.
“Use the ‘organics’ recycling container in your hotel room. This is...”
– Found that on a list of ways to engage in Canadian Olympic excitement by ESPN.com columnist Rick Reilly.
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“Consumers toss out vastly more pounds of food than we do packaging—about six...”
– I read that on the Freakonomics Blog, in a post by James McWilliams arguing that we should embrace a small amount of plastic food waste.
It’s an article about priorities, which, in my opinion, makes it both important and frustrating, because, yes, food waste is a big problem, and, no, plastic...
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(A NEGATIVE SPACE)
Might be good to throw a song...