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It takes HOW much water to make Greek yogurt?!
Dairy products require a whole lot of water -- and many of them come from drought-ridden California.
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Alpha & Omega-3s: Salmon farmers’ quest for the ultimate green feed
Farmed fish can only spare the ocean if we swap out the fish oil in their feed for a lower-impact alternative.
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Thanks to these sweet posters, green habits have never looked cooler
Do the Green Thing is celebrating Earth Hour by releasing a new poster every day until March 29. Here are some of our favorites.
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Fairer fare: How to turn food system kinks into win-wins for growers and eaters
Start anywhere, follow it everywhere: That's the key to building sustainable local food systems, according to one expert veteran.
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It’s official: People around the world really are eating more and more alike
The Western diet of wheat, corn, and soy is spreading globally -- flattening the world's menus as it rounds out our guts.
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Feedlot frenzy: Should we shun grass-fed beef for the sake of the climate?
Don’t fence us in! Despite a new study’s findings, free-range meat still has a green streak.
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Round up the usual suspicious studies (but don’t link to them)
We picked some bad science to support our post on new findings about herbicide contamination of the atmosphere in the Mississippi Delta. Here's the scoop.
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Someone found the world’s oldest cheese, and it’s from 1615 B.C.
This means the stuff we found under the bed is still fair game, right?
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Feds will help honeybees find food
The government will spend $3 million to encourage farmers and ranchers to provide nutritious honeybee nectar in the Midwest.
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GMO, yeah? 5 surprises from an otherwise boring look at genetically modified crops
We dig into the USDA’s deep-dive report on GMO crops and unearth five things worth paying attention to.
