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Speaking to 220 sixth-graders in New London, Connecticut

Food Math 101, a course that’s never been taught anywhere On Tuesday, April 2, I delivered the first of four presentations to the sixth grade class at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in New London,...

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Reflecting on the ancient past; contemplating the future

A visit to the Metropolitan Museum inspires some “big picture” thinking. Scientists report that the human species is about 200,000 years old. And that estimate squares with the oldest exhibit at the...

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“Why I’m Not a Vegan”— Title of latest Mark Bittman piece

Then he proceeds to tell us all the reasons he should be. Confusing, to say the least. As a big fan of Mark Bittman, I continue to be mystified by his refusal to take a stand and tell us with …...

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Humans “need” no animal products—EVER!

The old “protein myth” won’t go away quietly. Many vegetarians continue to believe that they “need” to add some animal foods to their diets in order to make sure they get enough of all the essential...

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Do you breathe air, drink water and have sex?

Even with no randomized studies proving that you should? What should humans be eating? That’s the question that I began studying in 2002. Six months later, I concluded—without a doubt—that we should be...

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“Air, Water, Sex and FOOD” revisited — Blog # 777

On this 7th day of the 7th month at 7 a.m. On February 11th of this year, I posted my 737th consecutive daily blog, ending my two year daily streak. Since then, I have posted forty more blogs, now...

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Are humans the “infestation” of planet Earth?

I say YES! And a prominent Microsoft scientist agrees. Although he didn’t actually refer to infestation specifically, his 3600-word article left no doubt. The title itself speaks volumes: “Humans: the...

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“You’re Screwed” or “We’re F_ _ _ _ D?” Take your pick.

Even Jimmy Kimmel knows we’re in trouble. Last week, I posted a blog about an Oxford scientist/professor who paints a pretty bleak picture for the longterm survival of our species. Imagine my surprise...

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The “4Leaf Solution”— a new 4 minute video

The solution to enabling Mother Nature to sustain our species longterm In a recent blog entitled “Do you breathe air, drink water and have sex?” (see link below) I was making the case for the above...

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How worried are you about GMOs?

I don’t like what I hear, but there are many unknowns. And I guess that’s why I don’t blog about them very often. Just this week, a reader asked me a question that inspired this blog. Much of what I …...

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S.O.S. (Saving Our Species) — An urgently needed PLAN

A plant-based pathway to the longterm sustainability of humanity Earlier this summer, I posted a blog (See link below) about the works of Stephen Emmott, an Oxford professor and the head of...

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Bill Clinton connects “sustainability” and food choices.

In the August/September Issue of AARP Magazine When my copy arrived in the mail this week, two articles featured on the cover caught my attention. (See links to source articles below) The first article...

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The TERRIFYING repercussions of our DEMAND for meat

From the well-researched point of view of another “big picture” guy When I first began learning about the many repercussions of our food choices in 2002, I immediately wanted to understand the “big...

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“Humans: the real threat to life on Earth.”

Words of wisdom from Microsoft’s Stephen Emmott, PhD Microsoft’s head of Computational Science (based in Cambridge, UK), Dr. Emmott recently presented the world with a terrifying wake-up call. And, in...

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Finally, some CLARITY! But no plausible solution

My copy of Ten Billion arrived this morning. And I am using my 800th blog-post to tell you about it. During the past few months, I have featured Dr. Stephen Emmott in a number of my blogs (See links...

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Two readers “massively disappointed” with my blog…

Posted on 11-1-13 My silence has ended—and I have a lot to report While I am sorry that they were “massively disappointed,” I must admit that they made a good point. So I responded to them via email...

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DIRE news re climate change CAN be a good thing…

Because it may jolt us into taking URGENT action NOW! Thanks to Al Gore and most of the other so-called sustainability experts in the world, the average citizen has no idea that the leading cause of...

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James Cameron, Lester Brown—Beating the Drum

Global Warming. Water Shortage. ONE Common Cause. ONE Common Solution—Our Food Choices In the news this week. Global warming documentary (April 2014) by James Cameron and latest remarks by Lester Brown...

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Getting philanthropy RIGHT requires SYSTEMIC fixes.

Not just “feel good” money thrown at problems caused by the wealthy Ideally, the greatest philanthropic wealth in the world would be spent addressing the leading CAUSES of the world’s biggest problems....

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Eating for health or sustainability? Why not BOTH?

Most people don’t think about either one when making their food choices. They simply eat what tastes good. With so much confusion around what we should be eating, they figure that they’ll just eat what...

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