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Video | Pollution

Dead Wrong: Food Miles

Trade is dependent on long-distance transportation, and transportation results in carbon dioxide emissions. Ok, it might be difficult to build this Apple computer locally, but couldn’t we at least buy these apples locally, to save the planet? Dead wrong.

Johan Norberg — Mar 15, 2017

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  • Johan Norberg

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    Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the author of, "Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future."

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