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Lots of local and national buzz on this "inconvenient truth" about our food system...
"In "Food, Inc.," filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that cause illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually."
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Lowes has added a Home Audit Tool to their website to show you how to make energy efficient improvements to your home. This is a great way to green-up your existing home while getting tax credits on these improvements. The tool asked basic questions about my home, then showed me a list of qualified tax-credit items. Some were pretty simple with big energy savings and some would require my favorite contractor's help. I really liked the way it showed me how much the materials would cost while showing me how much money I would save in energy costs each year.
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