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The Local Food Movement is right around the corner

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That stalk of celery you purchased for the stuffing in your holiday turkey has a 95% chance of being from California or Arizona and about 88% of eaters in North America do not live near the major production areas. You just can’t grow lettuce in colder locations, during those short days of winter.

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Hurricane Irma's Chemical Fallout Could Be Worse than Harvey's

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But an analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Arizona, showed that the Houston area’s hundreds of refineries and petrochemical operations released almost 1 million pounds of air pollutants in Harvey-related spills and flares, including benzene, sulfur dioxide, toluene, and xylene.