Climate Food and Agriculture
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Pesticides are killing our sperm
Agricultural poisons are reducing the quality and quantity of sperm in men all over the globe, especially farm workers, according to a new study.
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Super-convincing fake egg is made entirely from plants
It supposedly tastes just like real eggs. It is cheaper than real eggs. And it does not require that a pesky chicken to exist for it to be eaten.
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Possibly the most controversial food infographic ever made
Basically everyone is going to find something here that they absolutely cannot tolerate in silence.
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Affectless hipster invents, what else, an Oreo separating machine
A Portland man has created an amazing device that takes the cream out of an Oreo. No, it's not a butter knife.
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Sorry, Michelle, but cheerleading isn’t enough to make Big Food change
The first lady calls on the food industry to lead the fight against obesity. But since junk food is still better for the bottom line, it'll take laws, not just encouragement, to fix our food system.
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How the USDA plans to plant around climate change
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says farmers need help coping with climate change and encouragement to become part of the solution.
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Chinese IKEA fans: ‘Oh please, our meatballs have WAY worse stuff than horse’
In China, those Ikea meatballs are made locally, which probably means they’ve got much worse ingredients than a little bit of Black Beauty.
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If your sandwich dislocates your jaw, it is too big
Here's an object lesson in how messed up America's food culture is.
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Northern California sees driest winter on record
Back in December, the state was drenched. Two months later, it's drier than ever.
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Cities compete to win Bloomberg funds for innovative projects
One idea from Milwaukee: Turn foreclosed houses into local food processing and education centers. Yum!