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  Who sez

  ethical investors endorse ethanol or any biofuels in any way?

  Some may and many do not, but from my perspective there is no evident consensus in ethical or 'socially responsible' investing about biofuels.On Corn ethanol politics posted 2 years, 5 months ago 6 Responses

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  Rick Santorum's family

  finds out what 'santorum' really means.On Leave your caption ideas in comments posted 3 years ago 18 Responses

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  Palm Oil

  I wish that Umbra had elaborated on (or at least hinted at) the problems--mainly deforestation and associated loss of boidiversity--that large scale palm oil production poses.  They may be more   Both Friends of the Earth and Center for Science in the Public Interest have done research on palm oil's problems.On Umbra on dripless candles posted 3 years ago 8 Responses

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  minimum wage

  I'm going to focus on a tiny chunk of your commentary here and ask a question about the basic premise: If the workers were here legally and paid the minimum wage, would the farmers be able to hire them?  Or do farmers rely on being able to pay lower wages to undocumented workers?  In other words, if we set up a guest worker program tomorrow, would it solve the problem of food rotting in the fields and orchards?On 'Free' trade plus nativism equals bad food policy on both sides of the Rio Grande. posted 3 years, 2 months ago 18 Responses

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  and cycling is more efficient than walking...

  according to this site, http://www.coolnurse.com/calories_burned.htm, for a 123 lb woman, biking at 5.5 mph burns 36 cal in 10 minutes, while walking at 3.5 mph for 10 minutes burns 45 cal.On Walking tall tale posted 3 years, 2 months ago 22 Responses