In honor of Blog Action Day, the video here is a 15-minute TED talk by Carolyn Steel, author and architect. Among the startling things she says here:
- We lose about 47 million acres of rainforest every year. And at the same time, we lose about 50 million acres of farm land to salinization and erosion.
- Half the food produced in the USA is thrown away.
- A billion of us are obese while another billion starve.
- 80% of global trade in food is controlled by five corporations.
How did we get here, and what are we going to do about it? It’s a short talk, but she tries to answer the first question and ask the second. It’s fascinating.
If you can’t see the video here, you can click here to go to the original on TED.com
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