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Earth economist: The food bubble is about to burst

02/10/11 We're fast draining the fresh water resources our farms rely on, warns Lester Brown , president of the Earth Policy Institute

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U.S. Auto Fleet Shrinks as Youth Lose Interest in Cars

01/08/10 WASHINGTON, DC , January 7, 2009 (ENS) - "America's century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end," says Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit environmental research organization.

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Blowin' in the wind, and power under the sun

10/04/09 Is there more wind power in our future? Lester Brown, head of the Earth Policy Institute, says we can cut our greenhouse emissions 80% by 2020, if we use the wind that's just out there for the world to use. Brown says "Ask what can be done, NOT what's politically feasible." North Dakota, Kansas and Texas combined have enough energy to power the entire U.S. Texas is already the leading source of ...

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