 |   Fair-weather foodies You like nose-to-tail dinners and street-food festivals. Your bananas and coffee are Fair Trade, but everything else is Far From It. Sound familiar? A farmer and real-food activist lays out what you can do if you truly want to change things. Find out more.
 A splinter in your mind, driving you mad If you read RL Miller's post on "climate zombies" you know that open climate denialism is back in vogue in the GOP. However muted denialism may have gotten in the late 2000s, it has come roaring back -- like everything reactionary -- with the economic downturn. What should we make of it? Get David Roberts' take.
 The Kids Aren't All Right Owners of a shopping center in Washington, D.C., have gotten so fed up with teens lounging around their property that they've imported a device from the U.K. in the hopes of driving the youth away. It's called a Mosquito, and it gives off a persistent, high-pitched tone that can be heard all too well by people under the age of about 25, while old folks are happily oblivious to the irritating sound. All of which raises the question: Where do young people have the right to hang out?
 Let's move this bill, dammit Michelle Obama renews her call for Congress to pass the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act" touting an increase in funding. But it's about more than that -- the bill may finally get junk food out of schools. Read more.
 the grassroots are always greener In the push for climate legislation, low-population states often play host to a legion of activists hired by national campaigns to organize outside the states' existing grassroots groups. They draw resources away from the in-state groups and often poison public discourse on sensitive issues like climate with their hard-sell tactics. Grassroots organizing done right in our small-population, large-acreage states could yield incredible results. Find out how.
 BTU-niversity The New York Times recently ran an op-ed hailing the energy efficiency of the industrial food system. But according to a recent USDA study, the reality is much more complex. Tom Philpott explains.
 Bad rap UC Berkeley professor Tyrone Hayes sent obscene emails to pesticide maker Syngenta's staff. But that doesn't invalidate his research on atrazine. Find out more.
 bad to the boon China's been kicking our butt in the clean energy business. But they haven't exactly been playing fair. Now labor unions are crying foul. Plus, conservatives' hate relationship with science, and a cure for cow burps? Read more.
 Bad wrap Chipotle Grill won't live up to its "integrity" slogan until it stands with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers against farmworker slavery. Read more.
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