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In addition to contributing to erosion, pollution, food poisoning,

In addition to contributing to erosion, pollution, food poisoning, and the dead zone, corn requires huge amounts of fossil fuel – it takes a half gallon of fossil fuel to produce a bushel of corn. – Michael Pollan

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The larger meaning here is that mainstream journalists simply cannot talk about things that the two parties agree on this is the black hole of American politics. – Michael Pollan

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Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so weve designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food. – Michael Pollan

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Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand. – Michael Pollan

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