"Attention has focused on oil insecurity, and rightly so, but it is not the same as food insecurity. An empty gas tank is one thing, an empty stomach another. And while there are substitutes for oil, there are none for food." –Lester R. Brown, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Lester Brown in Robert Kunzig’s article, “Population 7 Billion,” National Geographic
January 03, 2011
Lester Brown quoted in National Geographic's Special Series "Population 7 Billion" by Robert Kunzig. Posted January 3, 2011.