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Illinois Farmers Look To Improve Image With Consumers

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois farmers launched a new public relations campaign Tuesday to improve their image after research showed that consumers ...

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The MudRoom: Aaron Woolf on How to Rev up Urban Renewal

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kerry Trueman

Join me and King Corn director Aaron Woolf tonight for a live 30-minute webcast at 8pm EST.

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Greenwashing Corn: Industrial Ag Tries to Bolster its Tarnished Image

Donald Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Donald Carr

EWG can hardly wait to get our invitation to hear how the corn growers are going to boost their image with environmentalists by growing more corn.

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Plant Your Toilet

Ian Cheney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ian Cheney

There is a clear consensus among young people that the best place to grow food is in a toilet. This non-scientific conclusion came to me over the c...

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Everybody's Listening

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lee Schneider

Corporations worldwide are intently listening to what you share on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. You share -- they're listening -- companies as diverse as Planet Green, BP and Virgin America.

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Our Toxic Waterways: Flushing Away Our Future?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kerry Trueman

Given the choice, most folks prefer their creeks and canals to be contaminant-free. Sadly, too many communities haven't got a choice. They're up a rancid river without a paddle.

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