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Heat Waves and Droughts Are a Bonanza for Junk Food Companies (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 9 points 3 months ago

I tend to avoid opinion articles (especially in NYT), but this one is pretty on point and comes with facts to bear.

Tldr: Junk food producers are profiteering off of the climate crisis, using the fact that their foods are generally shelf stable due to all the preservatives, to outsell fresh food sources. This is due to three factors: lack of education, lack of government oversight/regulation, and poor resource management.