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Michael Pollan on the Food Movement, Rising

Farmers Market, Union Square, New York City: Photo by Lloyd Alter On the pretext of reviewing five books on food and food politics, Michael Pollan writes a long and interesting essay in the New York Review of Books. He writes that “Cheap food has become an indispensable pillar of the modern economy. But it is no longer an invisible or uncontested one. One of the most interesting social movements to emerge in the last few years is the “food movement,” or perhaps I should say “movements,” since it is unified as yet by little more … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Deadly Water Faucets (Video)

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Oil Spill in the Mangroves Is a Disgusting, Sticky Mess (Exclusive Photos + Video)

No joke, this is Philippe dipping his hand into oil on a Louisiana beach. All photos and video courtesy of Philippe Cousteau. Guest blogger Philippe Cousteau is chief ocean correspondent for Planet Green , and will host the network’s forthcoming Blue August programming. He is reporting from the Gulf oil spill in Louisiana. Grand Isle, Louisiana – May 25, 2010 Another early morning, all the more early because we didn’t stop work till 2 a.m. last night. Today we head off … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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