Did you know? A bicycle is a marvel of engineering efficiency, one where an investment in 22 pounds of metal and rubber boosts the efficiency of an individual mobility by a factor of three. On my bike I estimate that I get easily 7 miles per potato. For more information view the text and data in Chapter 6 of Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Lester Brown was interviewed for the latest edition of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) News. "Among the environmental issues affecting our economic prospects, climate change is certainly the area in which awareness has grown most rapidly during recent years. Unfortunately, we don’t see that much awareness on desertification," he said. Read the full interview here.