China Is Eating Our Lunch...Literally

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	ECONUNDRUMS YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL DILEMMAS SOLVED   MOTHER JONES May 5, 2014   THIS WEEK'S ECONUNDRUM China Is Eating Our Lunch...Literally We hear a lot about the perils of consuming food from China—and very little about the food we send to China. And yet we export five times more chow to China than we import from it. And China places a distant third behind Canada and Mexico among our largest foreign sources of food. So what exactly are we getting from China—and sending to it? The answers—which we've put in six handy charts—might surprise you. [READ MORE]     MORE ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH COVERAGE This Year's Wildfires Could Incinerate the Nation's Fire Budget Once again, the Forest Service may have to gut fire prevention to pay for firefighting. [READ MORE] Will Global Warming Produce More Tornadoes? In the wake of a devastating series of twister strikes, here's what the latest science has to say. [READ MORE] MOST ACTIVE DISCUSSION Study: It Is "Very Likely" That Scientists Are Confusing Us About Global Warming The United Nations' blockbuster climate reports are full of language that makes people doubt climate change. [READ MORE]     MORE FROM MOJO Should We Step in to Help Nigeria Find Kidnapped Girls? It's been weeks since 234 students were abducted by the terrorist group Boko Haram, and Nigerian lawmakers say the country needs help. [READ MORE]   ADVERTISEMENT   Become a fan of Econundrums on Facebook.   Read the Blue Marble Hi. Thanks for signing up for Mother Jones' Econundrums newsletter. Wait, that was your cat? Smart cat! If you don't want to get Econundrums, or to make changes to your subscription, click here. And lock up the cat. For advertising opportunities see our online media kit. MOTHERJONES.COM Mother Jones 222 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108