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National Public Radio: For the past 200 years, ever since Thomas Malthus published his Essay on the Principle of Population, big thinkers have been wondering whether Earth-dwellers will eventually run out of food.
Today, a global group of scientists released a fresh look at the question. They add a different, environmental twist to it. Can we feed the world without destroying the environment?
It's a good question, because agriculture is probably the single most destructive thing that humans do to the earth.
Consider:......
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Facing planetary enemy No. 1: Agriculture
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 13th, 2011
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