“Globally, the food system\u2014propelled by corporate-controlled, industrial agriculture\u2014is responsible for at least 40% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which absorb and hold heat in the earth\u2019s atmosphere and trigger climate change. The industrial food system is only possible through the intensive use of chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, water, and large-scale transportation, storage and distribution. Each of these aspects of corporate-controlled industrial agriculture is a major contributor to climate change.”<\/p>\n
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