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Author Michael Pollan: “Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants”

By Adam Burke 1/15/08

Michael Pollan, whose best-selling book, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, recently reached the top of The New York Times’ best-seller list, drew an overflow crowd of nearly 400 people in Iowa City on Sunday afternoon. He was in town to read from his latest food-related book. 

Pollan was also feted at a so-called [...]

Game Review: My Left Footprint = 4.5 Earths

By Adam Burke 10/31/07

There are more than 6 billion humans living on Earth and if we all consumed, traveled and lived as I do, we’d need about four and a half Earths to sustain us, that’s according to an on-line game produced by American Public Media. 

If I continue to need so much energy and supporting infrastructure, a [...]

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