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...farmed fish. There are no more commercial freshwater trout fisheries in the U.S. More than half the fresh salmon served in restaurants and sold in stores in the U.S. has spent much of its life splashing in huge sea cages off the coast of Norway. The catfish du jour is probably a product of the $704 million industry centered in the Mississippi Delta and is a cosseted cousin of the wild redfish that was fished to near extinction in the '80s craze for Paul Prudhomme's cast-iron Cajun cuisine. The succulent oyster on its bed of ice could have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: The Fish Tank On the Farm | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

WHEN Earth Day was first celebrated 20 years ago, few people other than hard-core liberal activists and tree-hugging environmentalists took part. Today, in the wake of high-profile environmental disasters and increasing media coverage of environmental issues, preserving the environment has become a hot issue du jour. Even George Bush, as a Republican presidential candidate, made rhetorical commitments to conservation and environmental clean...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Not Just for Tree Huggers | 4/21/1990 | See Source »

What they don't want is a "concerted national effort" that consists of a week of headlines, presidential press conferences, and then abandonment in favor of the next crisis du jour...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Sardines on Washington | 10/5/1989 | See Source »

Prices vary from 85 cents for an eight-ounce cup of coffee to $2.10 for Cappuccino. The Coffee Connection in the Garage offers identical prices, though those of Au Bon Pain, Express and Croissant du Jour are lower...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 9/28/1989 | See Source »

...Scoop du Jour: In the third inning of the game, Engineers' shortstop Pillan Thirumalaisamy pounded 0-1 Ubert pitch that had hit written all over it. Deep in the hole, O'Connell dove to his left, bent his body to the right and snagged the ball. He then fired to first baseman Rich Renninger to catch Thirumalaisamy by at least a foot...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: A .500 Philosophy | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

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