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Ogilvie created eutrophied lakes in his native city of Puget Sound, Washington.
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After all, the lake was pumped far below healthy levels and the consequences of a eutrophied lake were clear.
Articles 2009
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These limits are nowhere more apparent than in the food sector, where financial strategies optimizing the efficient use of capital have resulted in cheap chemical-laden food, depleted and eutrophied aquifers, millions of acres of GMO corn, trillions of food miles, widespread degradation of soil fertility, a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, and obesity epidemics side by side with persistent hunger.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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