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How Massachusetts farms turn food waste into renewable energy →

February 28, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Americans waste a lot of food. As much as 40 percent of the country's food supply gets thrown out, according to federal data. Keeping it out of the trash has become a priority in Massachusetts. And for some local farmers, all that discarded food has also become a valuable commodity. NBC BOSTON

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February 28, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
massachusetts, farming, food waste, renewable energy
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As New York cracks down on fare evasion, another city weighs free transit →

November 26, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

A newly elected socialist city councilman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wants to make the bus and train system his city shares with Boston free for its residents. HUFFPOST

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November 26, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
public transport, massachusetts, reform
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