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By cgfi on April 08th, 2009

CREATING THE GREAT AMERICAN POTATO FAMINE, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—McDonald’s just agreed to pursue pesticide-free potatoes for its restaurants. The anti-technology zealots pushing this organic move had better hope the company drags its feet—or we risk having the first McDonald’s in history with no French fries. Less than a decade ago, the Danish government’s high-level Bichel technical committee concluded that an organic-only mandate [...]

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By cgfi on April 02nd, 2009

PHYSICIST COMPARES GLOBAL WARMING CRAZE TO AZTEC SACRIFICES, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—A leading “climate skeptic” met with the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment on February 25.th Dr. William Happer holds an endowed chair in physics at Princeton, served as the senior scientist at the Department of Energy—and was reportedly fired by then-Vice President Al Gore for disagreeing with Gore’s belief in man-made global warming.

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By cgfi on December 01st, 2008

THANKSGIVING’S FUTURE: KANGAROO INSTEAD OF TURKEY?, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—Incoming President Obama will undoubtedly call for a renewed crusade against greenhouse gas emissions. Will Thanksgiving dinners in the future feature kangaroo instead of turkey?

Don’t get me wrong. Turkeys emit lots less greenhouse gas than beef cattle. Cattle today are fed lots of grain, and growing it requires nitrogen fertilizer (made with natural [...]

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By cgfi on April 21st, 2008

Updated:New Beef Eco-Report

New Beef Eco-Report: Pound-for-pound, beef produced with grains and growth hormones produces 40% less greenhouse gas emissions and saves two-thirds more land for nature compared to organic grass-fed beef.