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A Picture is Worth: Factory Farms in US Mapped in Their Polluting, Graphic, Gory Detail

As you could probably guess, the darkest red is the highest density of factory farms, and is based on data from 2007 (the newest available). Above are all the different kinds of factory farms together; scroll down for individual farm types. All images: Factory Farm Map A couple days ago Rachel reported on how factory farms have grown 20% in size since just 2005 . That was based on data from

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A Picture is Worth: Factory Farms in US Mapped in Their Polluting, Graphic, Gory Detail

UN Urges Phase Out Of Incandescent Bulbs, Guarantees Their Survival In USA

Eco Piggy Lamp from Ariel Rojo Design Studio In America, Joe Barton introduced BULB, the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act, to repeal legislation that set minimum efficiency standards and would phase out incandescent bulbs. He’s quoted in the New York Times: The unanticipated consequence of the ’07 act – Washington-mandated layoffs in the middle of a desperate recession – is one of many examples of what happens when politicians and activists think they know better than consumers … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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UN Urges Phase Out Of Incandescent Bulbs, Guarantees Their Survival In USA