We can fix the Gulf dead zone — for $2.7 billion a year

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By Nathanael JohnsonJan 9, 2015, 11:00 am52 pts
Every year, millions of tons of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers wash down the Mississippi River and out into the Gulf of Mexico. There, instead of fertilizing corn, they fertilize the growth of algae, which blooms extravagantly and, in turn, creates a massive boom in microorganisms. There are so many…

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