Category Archives: Big Picture

Who owns the planet anyway?

Posted on 05/20/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

Since seeing the movie HOME earlier this year, I have been pondering the above question. If you haven’t seen it yet, you are not alone. Although over 500 million people have seen it since it opened almost two years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Picture, Environment, Sustainability | 2 Comments

Cheap burgers, suburban sprawl and the end of an era

Posted on 05/19/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

The way we eat and the way we live have a great deal in common — they’re both harmful, inefficient and unsustainable.  The American dream of a big private yard, a two-car garage, heated pool and cheap burgers is on … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Picture, Energy | 1 Comment

NY Times Columnist Mark Bittman “gets it” about food

Posted on 05/18/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

In the video at the end of this post, Mark Bittman describes the “big picture” about food in much the same way that we do in our book. He describes our typical western diet as the harmful, grossly inefficient and … Continue reading →

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