November 4, 2008
For some
activists, eating local foods is no longer just a pleasure—it is a
moral obligation. Why? Because locally produced foods are supposed
to be better for the planet than foods shipped thousands of miles.
But as Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey reports, the numbers
show that all the hype about food miles fails to add up.
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