"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.
Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?
September 30, 2009
Commentary by Lester Brown at IPS News, Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?, Tuesday, September 29, 2009.