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Roundhouse grudge match: water vs cattle
The New Mexico Supreme Court rejected a cattlemen group's request to halt a series of public hearings this week to protect state water sources in wilderness areas.
Are state lands in good hands?
Western land rush stokes feeding frenzy of special interests — and promises of big money.
Nitrogen is the new carbon
"There's a nitrogen spill everyday" say environmental scientists meeting in Boulder, Colo., to find solutions to smog, dead water and other risks.
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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