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Earth Policy Institute

Earth Policy Institute, an independent environmental research organization founded in May 2001 by Lester R. Brown, provides a vision and plan for creating an “eco-economy”—an environmentally sustainable economy. It disseminates the latest information and research to help educate people about how they can make a difference.
Contact details
Address: 
1350 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036
Phone: 
202.496.9290
Website: 
http://www.earth-policy.org

Features

  • The Oil Intensity of Food

    In Brief
    WASHINGTON, Jun 29 (OneWorld.net) - "The U.S. food economy uses as much energy as the entire economy of the United Kingdom," writes environmental expert Lester Brown in an analysis of the oil intensity of today's food system.

  • Rising Seas and Refugees

    OneWorld.net, Jun 4 (In Brief) - Scientists say the Earth's two major ice sheets are melting at a significantly faster pace than previously thought, threatening a rise in global sea levels that could leave millions of people -- from China to Bangladesh to the United States -- homeless, writes environmental expert Lester Brown.

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