About Table Scraps

Table Scraps is a blog maintained by Bailey Norwood, one of the editors of Food & Resource Dialogues. It's purpose is to explore what is happening in the world of agriculture, food and resources; to discover topics that would make interesting FRD articles; to help readers understand different perspectives on controversial topics—including why intelligent people form different opinions; and to experiment with different ways of applying economics to contemporary topics.

The entries in Table Scraps are not peer-reviewed items of research, nor do they represent the views of anyone in particular (not even the blog's author!).

Monday, June 25, 2012

I didn't know that... (origin of EPA)

The Economist* says that, "The Cuyahoga river in Ohio was so polluted that it caught fire as recently as 1969. That spurred the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency."

* The Economist. June 16, 2012. "Green growth: Shoots, greens, and leaves."
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