Ideas for a Thinking Planet.
In poor neighborhoods, people often have minimal access to wholesome foods. Less wholesome foods, such as fast food, are more available; that contributes to many health problems. Wal-Mart proposes to address this issue by opening stores in poor neighborhoods. But the residents are not always receptive to that, due to the company’s anti-union policies and other objectionable behavior.
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Previously we discussed Michelle Obama’s new organic garden, intended to provide some fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs for the White House. Whatever the First Family does is considered fashionable, desirable, something to be emulated — and people all over America do just that. While fans of real food have been delighted by the White House garden, the agricultural industry has not. So they decided to lean on the First Lady.
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Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt to Peak Oil and Climate Change
As the title implies, this book attempts to map out several possible paths the future could take regarding energy use and the complexity of civilization. First it presents an overview of historic energy use and how that has affected humanity and the Earth. Then it describes four broad types of energy future: techno-explosion, techno-stability, energy descent, and collapse.
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