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We Need to Reevaluate Our Relationship With Oil

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Given rising prices, dwindling supply and environmental hazards, the United States desperately needs to reevaluate its relationship with oil…

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Conventional Agriculture: Far From A Green Revolution

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You call this a revolution? Spraying fields with synthetic chemicals to keep pests down is no way to take care of the planet and its inhabitants’ health.

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