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Jan- 2011 -15 January
The Great Food Crisis of 2011
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute As the new year begins, the price of wheat is setting an all-time…
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Dec- 2010 -2 December
Future at Risk on a Hotter Planet
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute We are entering a new era, one of rapid and often unpredictable climate…
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Nov- 2010 -11 November
Improving Food Security by Strategically Reducing Grain Demand
After several decades of rapid rise in world grain yields, it is now becoming more difficult to raise land productivity…
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4 November
Reducing Urban Water Use
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that "civilized people ought to know how…
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Sep- 2010 -28 September
Civilization’s Foundation Eroding
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Photo © Craig Mackintosh The thin layer of topsoil that covers the planet’s…
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Aug- 2010 -13 August
World Carryover Grain Stocks Fall to 72 Days of Consumption
“Uncomfortably Close” to Level Prior to 2007–08 Food Price Spike Estimates for this year’s global grain carryover stocks have fallen…
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11 August
Rising Temperatures Raise Food Prices
Editor’s Note: As our world warms, grain yields are falling. That’s even without factoring the fires and floods talked about…
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Jul- 2010 -16 July
The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity
Editor’s Note: People who read Rich Nations Buying Up Land in Poor Countries at Escalating Rate will no doubt appreciate…
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7 July
The Return of the Bicycle
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute The bicycle has many attractions as a form of personal transportation. It alleviates…
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Jun- 2010 -2 June
Cars and People Compete for Grain
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute At a time when excessive pressures on the earth’s land and water resources…
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May- 2010 -28 May
Parking Lots to Parks: Designing Livable Cities
Rush hour in Utrecht, Holland by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute As I was being driven through Tel Aviv…
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26 May
Reclaiming the Streets
Editor’s Note: This is an important topic. In addition to the post below, check out this great video talk. by…
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