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That '70s show
Thirty years ago, high crop prices caused environmental destruction, too |
Tom Philpott |
14 Apr 2008 |
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| Last week, I wrote about high crop prices that were inspiring people to make all manner of dubious land-use decisions, like plowing up environmentally sensitive land to plant environmentally destructive corn.Then I came across an interesting bit from Merchants of Grain: The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the World's Food Supply, by veteran Washington Post reporter Dan Morgan. I've just started the book, which first came out in 1979. It's ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, books, economy, food, toxics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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