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Bioneers Bridge the Color Gap

Bioneers, or Biological Pioneers, are activists committed to green consciousness, racial reconciliation, organic, healthy sustainable foods and social justice coalitions.

By Chelsea Ross

In November, the Oxford American Dictionary announced that their Word of the Year was “carbon neutral,” which means, “calculating your total climate-damaging carbon emissions, reducing them where possible, and then balancing your remaining emissions.” Greens may have fared poorly in the Midterm elections, but they seem well on their way to winning the culture war. On the forefront of the… return to article

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    Oh, please ! These ‘bioneers” are largely a bunch of Marin County spoiled trust fund brats. Not 1% of the US population could be sustained by these organic farms. They can be a nice supplement
    but not the whole answer. The environmental movement is becoming
    an embarrassment to the left like the anti-abortion nuts are to the right.

    United States Posted by blondemike on Dec 6, 2006 at 10:50 AM
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