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Don't miss the forest for the beers [Video]

Fri, Jun 14, 2013 2:07 PM
by Russell McLendon
A new video from MinuteEarth sheds light on both capitalism and ecology, comparing big-name beers to canopy trees and microbrews to understory ferns.

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