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The story of bottled water
Annie Leonard, author of the Story of Stuff, is at it again with a new video examining the manufactured demand for bottled water.
From the annals of sno-cone science
Defense and intelligence agencies consider climate change a worldwide threat.
Playing chicken with drugs
Factory farm antibiotic use is getting renewed scrutiny as food experts and health researchers raise concerns about drug-resistant super bugs.
GM wheat pocketbook poison
Red spring wheat prices would plummet in foreign markets if genetically modified grain is placed on the commodity market.
FRESH: New thinking about what we’re eating
The documentary FRESH is part consumer call to arms and expose on the food security movement to promote small sustainable agriculture over factory farming. Filmmaker Ana Sofia Joanes also provides one of the better explanations on how-to build an activism campaign around an important local issue. The film's Web site is packed with educational resources, community-organized screenings, social media outreach and a letter of support to the U.S. Dept. of Justice for public hearings to investigate agriculture monopolies. Dig in!
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