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How Green Is My Produce? Locally grown produce bought at the farmer's market may be delicious, nutritious, and good for the local economy, but it's probably not helping reduce the use of fossil fuels. Or so argues Brian Dunning over at Skeptic Blog "Locally grown produce is rarely efficient," he says. "Apply a little mathematics to the problem, and you’ll find that the ugly alternative of giant suburban distribution centers accomplishes the same thing - fresh produce into stores on the same day it’s picked - but with much less fuel burned." (Skeptic Blog)
Nadia's Big Adventure Mother of 14 Nadia Sulyman has signed a television deal to create a "quasi-reality" show about her life. The controversial mom, who gave birth to octuplets (a word spell check doesn't even recognize) after what one might describe as "overzealous" in-vitro fertilization treatments, has made a move to trademark the name "Octomom." She also thinks "Jon and Kate Plus 8" is boring. We now return to reporting real news. (People)