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"Lester Brown has produced another 'planetary survey' book that tells us how to get off the wrecking train we are on by courtesy of a dozen environmental assaults such as climate change. The better news (and there’s plenty) is that turning problems into opportunities generally puts money into our pockets." —Norman Myers, 21st Century School, University of Oxford on World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse
Janet Larsen Interviewed for NPR Food BlogEPI's Director of Research Janet Larsen was interviewed for NPR's blog The Salt on the world's first in vitro burger. Environmentalists are skeptical that in vitro beef will alleviate the strains on resources given that much of the growing demand for meat in developing countries is for pork. Larsen says that as for Americans, we are already learning that meat doesn't need to be on the table for breakfast, lunch and dinner: "It's far simpler to accelerate the reduction we're already seeing in meat consumption [than wait for lab-grown beef]."
