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"The overriding challenge for our generation is to build a new economy–one that is powered largely by renewable sources of energy, that has a much more diversified transport system, and that reuses and recycles everything." –Lester R. Brown, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

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PRESS TELECONFERENCE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
11 AM EDT

WHO: Lester R. Brown, President, Earth Policy Institute

WHAT: Release of the new book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity

WHERE: Teleconference call
800-895-0198 (domestic)
785-424-1053 (international)
Conference ID: Lester Brown

WHY: The U.S. Great Drought of 2012 has raised corn prices to the highest level in history. The world price of food, which has already doubled over the last decade, is slated to climb higher, ushering in a new wave of food unrest. Join Lester Brown as he explains the factors leading to higher demand for food and the new challenges to food production in the U.S. and worldwide.

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For more information or to set up one-on-one interview contact Reah Janise Kauffman, (202) 496-9290 x 12 rjk ( at ) earthpolicy.org