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...Avoiding ethiopian coffee, Italian olive oil and Indian mangoes is a recipe for both a bland and boring diet and harmful, protectionist trade policies. There is no reason we can't eat fresh, local carrots that are seasoned with saffron from across the world. In doing so we blend cultures the way only good eating can. Susan R. Holmberg, New York City...
...sympathize with Stein's tongue-in-cheek intolerance of locavore fundamentalism. Avoiding Ethiopian coffee, Italian olive oil and Indian mangoes is a recipe for both a bland and boring diet and harmful, protectionist trade policies. There is no reason we can't eat fresh, local carrots that are seasoned with saffron from across the world. In doing so we blend cultures the way only good eating can. Susan R. Holmberg, NEW YORK CITY...
...threat to national security, the relative decline of the American middle class, the sudden flimsiness of the international economic structure - to say nothing of the potential destruction of the planet - all are influenced by the fact that, as Clinton often says, "we borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis." Somewhere in there is a big campaign theme waiting to be born...
...would slash Europe's overall emissions of carbon dioxide by 20% by 2020, compared to 1990 levels, and would ensure that 20% of Europe's energy by then comes from renewable sources like wind, solar and hydroelectric power. "Our proposals should reduce Europe's reliance on imported gas and oil by around 50 billion euros by 2020," explained Barroso. "These are figures with a real impact on our growth and prosperity...
Containment isn't what it used to be. The Government Accountability Office issued a report last week that says the Iran sanctions aren't working - at least when it comes to gas and oil. Since 2003 Iran has signed $20 billion worth of energy deals with foreign companies. And sanctions apparently aren't convincing Iran to come clean on its nuclear program either. Iranian President Ahmadinejad scoffed at this week's threat of new U.N. sanctions. "The Iranian nation has chosen its path and will continue with...