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3 Million Acres Taken Out of Conservation Program
Environment  (tags: farming, farms, agriculture, unprotected, humans, ecosystems, habitat, habitatdestruction, Sustainabililty )

Elena
- 57 days ago - google.com
The environmental and economic repercussions could extend beyond the nation's Heartland with a greater risk of new dust storms, soil erosion and water pollution. Farmers also worry more grain will mean even lower commodity crop prices
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Mamabear Claw (167)
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 9:04 am
Thank-you Elena for this information. Scarey,but it's becoming a reality more and more
 

Elena P. (517)
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 11:08 am
I know, and it is so very unfortunate! Thank you Mamabear.
 
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