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California agribusiness pressures school to nix Michael Pollan lecture

Source: Los Angeles Times
Seattle : WA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Agribusinesses across the U.S. have a beef with sustainable food guru Michael Pollan, but at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo it has taken on a definite sizzle.  Threatening to pull donations from the school, a major California agribusiness has succeeded in turning what was to be a campus lecture...
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