The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Food

In order to meet the needs of the world’s population, the global food system must reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. [Businessweek]

Feeling the need to detox after your Thanksgiving binge?  Here are some healthy ways to do so. [EmpowHer]

One small step for beer, one giant leap for beerkind.  Natty light is the first beer launched into space. [Huffington Post]

Free-range.  Cage-free. Organic.  Natural.  What do these labels on egg cartons really mean?  [MSNBC]