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Organics and Sustainability: Reflections on my New York Times Misquote

Michael Bomford Jan 24, 2012   

The phone rang as I was tying up loose ends for my last day in the office before Christmas. New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal wanted my thoughts on the sustainability of organic … >>

From Growth to Decline: Vehicle Miles Traveled in Kentucky and the USA

Michael Bomford Jun 2, 2010   

In a previous post I contrasted Kentucky’s energy plan with Ireland’s. Both plan to grow biomass to offset some of their fossil fuel use, but Ireland consumes far less fossil fuel than … >>

Accounting for increasing energy use by the US food system

Michael Bomford May 26, 2010   2 comments

Energy used by the US food system accounted for 80% of the increase in American energy use between 1997 and 2002, according to a recent report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service. … >>