Food and Fuel: Solutions for the Future (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780887848261)

The 21st century appears to be dominated by two major global crises: the scarcity of food and the disappearance of fuel. Through shortages and soaring costs, both have had detrimental effects on the environment and both have undermined the global economy -- most importantly, both will continue to do so unless immediate action is taken. This timely and provocative collection of essays explores how and why these problems have developed and what can be done to resolve them. Wide-ranging pieces by trenchant thinkers such as Thomas Homer-Dixon, Gordon Laird, Jeremy Rifkin, Ken Wiwa, Frances Moore Lapp , and Anna Lapp offer valuable strategies to combat global famine and fast-food fat, business models for safe and sustainable food production and power sources, descriptions of emerging technologies and sciences, a reexamination of nuclear power, and much more. Both remarkable for its depth of thought and eminently readable, Food and Fuel provides innovative, practical solutions for dealing with these urgent issues.

Author: Andrew Heintzman
ISBN-10: 0887848265
ISBN-13: 9780887848261
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2009
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.20w x 1.10d