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Michael Pollan: Food reform framework

Michael Pollan lays out his ideas about what it would take to reform the food system.



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Michael Pollan: How did we get to this point?

Michael Pollan explains in a nutshell how the system went from working well to its current state.



  • Food & Drink

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Michael Pollan: The problem with monocultures

Michael Pollan explains that if farmers are only growing one or two crops, that means people are only eating one or two crops, which does not make for a healthy



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Michael Pollan: Polycultures: A step in the right direction

Michael Pollan explains how a variety of plants and animals make for healthy farms, which make for healthy people.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Michael Pollan: Get animals back on farms

Michael Pollan lists three things that need to be removed in order to get animals back on farms.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Michael Pollan: Not enough farmers

Michael Pollan argues that fossil fuel efficiency replaced farmers, and we need to get them back.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Michael Pollan: Decentralizing food

Michael Pollan explains how having such a centralized food system can be dangerous to the country.



  • Food & Drink

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Michael Pollan: Local economies

Michael Pollan predicts local economies will become revitalized and discusses how this will benefit people around the world.




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Michael Pollan: The food culture

Michael Pollan discusses how people need rethink how they eat and remember to teach children healthy eating.



  • Food & Drink

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Michael Pollan: Make me do it

Michael Pollan reminds us that this is just the beginning. We need to write our legislators and make change happen. Show them that change is happening.



  • Food & Drink

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Pollan weighs in on Obama's first 100 days

The president is getting a report card for his first 100 days in office from Michael Pollan and others. How's he doing on the food front?



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Pollan: Don't buy food you've seen advertised

Monsanto, swine flu, Lay's claim to be local, Michelle Obama's organic garden, school lunch programs and more. This video has Michael Pollan weighing in on a lo



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Pollan talks food rules with Stewart

Michael Pollan discusses the high cost of cheap food with Jon Stewart.




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Michael Pollan's advice to college students

At Goucher College, Pollan advises students to be thoughtful with their food choices.




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Weekend reads: 'Michael Pollan' is an odd-shaped mutant

An heirloom tomato has been named after Michael Pollan. The "Michael Pollan" tomato is an oddly shaped green and yellow tomato.




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Michael Pollan outsmarts the food marketers

When processed food marketers try to outsmart Michael Pollan, he turns the tables on them.




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Michael Pollan's 'Food Rules' in stop animation

This short video of moving vegetables explains why so much food is grown yet so many people remain food insecure.




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Organic food advocates weigh in on the recent organics-aren’t-more-nutritious report

A report issued earlier this week caused quite a stir in the organic food world. See what some respected organic food advocates are saying about it.




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Why would a company with an organic food brand oppose Proposition 37?

If organic foods can’t contain genetically modified ingredients, you’d think organic food companies wouldn’t have a problem with labeling foods that conta




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Michael Pollan discusses 'Cooked' on 'The Colbert Report'

Stephen Colbert cuts through the “locavore flim flam” to find out what is at the heart of Michael Pollan’s latest book.




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Michael Pollan brings 'In Defense of Food' to PBS

Pollan's best-selling book 'In Defense of Food' answered the question, 'What should I eat?' Now the book is a documentary, airing on PBS Dec. 30.




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IEA: Pollution threatens 'golden age of gas'

Fracking for shale gas may be dangerous, but the international agency offers a list of rules it says can make the process 'environmentally acceptable.'




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First Class Meal enlists postal workers to help stamp out food insecurity

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.




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Museum of Ice Cream's sprinkle pool deemed an environmental hazard

The new and highly Instagrammable interactive exhibition in Miami Beach receives a violation for generating marine debris.



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'Infinitely' recyclable polymer could be the future of plastics

Chemists at Colorado State University think they've found a polymer that's similar to plastic and can be easily manufactured and recycled.



  • Research & Innovations

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The solution to plastic pollution isn't beach clean-ups, it's companies taking responsibility

Why are regular citizens doing the work that should be done by the companies that make the disposables?




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Scientists have found plastic in our poop

In a small sample, scientists have discovered microplastics in human poop, with every sample containing some. The most common were polypropylene and PET.




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Germany: A cleantech case study for a post-Fukushima world

In the wake of the worst nuclear disaster in a generation, Germany doubled down on a decade of success, pledging to eliminate nukes by 2022 and switch almost ex




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Future360: Xtreme Power

Video: Future360 travels to Austin, TX, to unearth a radical new energy storage technology. Xtreme Power's patented power cell promises to be a game changer in




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The symbolic power of bladeless wind turbines

Critics of renewable energy are obsessed with the costs and practicalities of cleantech right this instant. Visitors to Silicon Valley in the 1970s didn't see t




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AT&T adding 9.6MW of fuel cell power

The telecommunications company will be Bloom Energy's largest non-utility customer.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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7 fictional energy sources from pop culture

What if dilithium crystals were an alternative energy solution? Here are 7 fictional energy sources.




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In post-Fukushima Japan, homeowners gung-ho over green energy [Video]

Japanese homeowners are investing in solar panels in an act that the WSJ describes as a 'post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities.'




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5 ways to support clean energy if you can't go solar

Not all of us can put solar panels on our houses, but we can still support renewable energy. Here's how.




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A British supermarket that's powered by its own garbage

Through a pioneering waste-to-energy scheme, the spoiled stock at a Sainsbury's superstore will be used to keep the lights on.




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Super-efficient solar power system sets record

A new world record is making the future of solar energy look pretty bright.




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'Inferno' fueled by apocalyptic Malthusian theory

New film, based on the best-selling book by Dan Brown, warns of humanity's demise from unchecked population growth.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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'Silent Killers' highlights fishing net pollution with beautiful imagery

Christine Ren's "Silent Killers" uses stunning visuals to draw attention to a net-buyback program to keep our seas cleaner for wildlife.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Carrie Fisher's dog reportedly got emotional during 'The Last Jedi' premiere

Gary Fisher, the dog owned by late actress Carrie Fisher, perked up every time Leia spoke.




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Can Scotland lead the way on offshore wind power?

Scotland is hoping to leverage its extensive experience in North Sea oil and gas drilling to become the leader in the offshore wind industry.




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The best place for solar power is ... New Jersey?

New study says it's not about the best light, but where solar and wind can do the most good.




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Blown away: Wind turbines generate enough energy to power every home in Scotland

With new data published by the WWF, Scotland once again proves itself as the renewable energy-generating powerhouse of the United Kingdom.




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By 2018, Dutch rail will be fully powered by wind

In a nation where transportation claims 20 percent of CO2 emissions, train travel will soon be a zero-emission affair.




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Portugal shows off in March, flirting with 100% renewable energy goal

Portugal predicts that renewables will satisfy its mainland electricity needs by 2040.




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Multipurpose furniture saves precious space

Furnishings that pull double or triple duty really earn their keep.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Your kitchen towel could cause food poisoning

Using a kitchen towel for many uses can spread E. coli and get your family sick.




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Safety standards aren't protecting kids from detergent pods

Despite warnings to keep detergent pods away from children, poison control centers are still besieged with calls.



  • Protection & Safety

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Honeybees need our help as populations continue to decline

Consider helping our honeybees by planting native flowers.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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12-year-old wants to save the bee population

Student Jack Ross Pilkington is working to save dying bee populations and has even become a bit of a beekeeper.




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Why you should be more worried about pollination than a bee sting

Bees don't want to sting you. They have far more important things to do, like keep our agriculture system afloat.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening