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August 2010
Buy Local Food
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I know that local food has health and environmental benefits, but my local grocer only carries a few items. Is there a push for bigger supermarkets to carry locally produced food? -- Maria Fine, Somerville, MA By eating locally sourced foods, we strengthen the bond between local farmers and our communities, stay connected to the seasons in our part of the world, promote crop diversity, and minimize the energy intensive, greenhouse-gas-emitting transportation of food from one part of the world to another.
Controversy Highlights Plight of Black, White Farmers
Original source: he Atlanta Progressive News ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 31, 2010 (IPS) - The controversial firing of an African-American federal government employee over comments misconstrued to be racist has refocused attention on the plight of black farmers in the U.S. South.
Protestors Demand Immigrant Rights and Condemn Arizona Law
SAN FRANCISCO and OAKLAND, CA (7/29/10) -- In San Francisco and Oakland, immigrants and community activists protested Arizona's SB 1070, which would require police and local law enforcement to check the immigration status of people they suspect might be undocumented, on the day the law took effect.
Once I built a railroad, now it’s done, …buddy, can you spare a dime?
This is now being called the Great Recession.
