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FYI: It's Not All Bad

• Vertical farming is (a) quite possibly the solution to the food crisis, (b) SO COOL. [IHT]

• California becomes the first state to ban trans fats across the board. [SF Chronicle]

• 400,000 Japanese fishermen staged a one-day strike to protest fuel costs. [NYT]

• The "silent tsunami" of rising food costs hits hardest on ... sunflower seeds? [Forbes]

• Biochemists in Argentina work 'round the clock to find the perfect hamburger. [WaPo]

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I really want to see this project succeed because I think this is could be a solution to are rising food shortage…I am trying to get the first working tower built: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/vertical-farm-in-new-york-city

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