Food and Ag

Café Est?

East Bay Express was right to be annoyed and disappointed by Cafe Gratitude.

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| Mon Aug. 17, 2009 1:03 PM PDT
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Mother Jones Responds to Fiji Water

Charity is great. Still no comment on the junta.

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| Thu Aug. 13, 2009 11:39 AM PDT

Retort to New York Times on Sludge

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| Thu Aug. 13, 2009 10:53 AM PDT

Surgeon General Pick Worked For Burger King

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| Thu Aug. 13, 2009 8:20 AM PDT

Advertise on MotherJones.com

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Consumer Retorts: Trader Joe's Bad Wrap

Yo, Joe! Do apples really need extra packaging?

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 6:08 PM PDT
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Should Beef Be Used As Biofuel?

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| Fri Aug. 7, 2009 10:09 AM PDT
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Mercury in Corn Syrup?

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| Wed Aug. 5, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

Modern Cookery

Am I the only one who resists eating processed food, but can't really cook?

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| Tue Aug. 4, 2009 2:31 PM PDT

Corn Syrup's Mercury Surprise

Are grape jelly and chocolate milk bad for kids' brains?

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| Tue Aug. 4, 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Tomato Woes

What's going on with my freshly grown tomatoes?

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| Sun Aug. 2, 2009 8:42 PM PDT

Liquid Assets

Will the global water trade leave the poor high and dry?

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| Sun Aug. 2, 2009 8:00 PM PDT
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Big Gulp

How much H<sub>2</sub>0 goes into everyday products.

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| Sun Aug. 2, 2009 7:47 PM PDT
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What's Your Water Footprint?

Your new jeans cost the planet 2,866 gallons of precious H<sub>2</sub>O.

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| Sun Aug. 2, 2009 7:02 PM PDT

Water Conservation's Huge Potential

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| Tue Jul. 21, 2009 11:11 PM PDT
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Happy Birthday, Happy Meal (Not!)

The McDonald's Happy Meal turned 30 today. Unfortunately, delicious ≠ good.

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| Fri Jul. 17, 2009 2:12 PM PDT
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Is Calorie Labeling Playing Favorites?

An update on how the debate about calorie labeling is unfolding throughout the intertubes.

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| Wed Jul. 15, 2009 4:00 PM PDT

Big Ag's Stupid War on E. Coli

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| Mon Jul. 13, 2009 10:40 AM PDT
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The United States of Calorie Counting

The battle over whether to require chain restaurants to prominently disclose nutritional information has become a hot button issue.

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| Mon Jul. 13, 2009 6:56 AM PDT

Slaves to Farming

When it comes to making progress on agricultural issues, you might as well wish for a pony instead.

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| Sun Jul. 12, 2009 6:30 PM PDT
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San Francisco Grows Produce Everywhere

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| Thu Jul. 9, 2009 9:38 AM PDT