Diet for a Hot Planet The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It

by Lappe, Anna; McKibben, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781608194650
• ISBN10: 1608194655
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-29
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

Nearly four decades after her mother, Frances Moore Lappe, publishedDiet for a Small Planet, sparking a revolution in our thinking about the social and environmental impact of our food choices, Anna Lappe picks up the conversation, examining another hidden cost of our food system: the climate crisis. From raising cattle in industrial-scale feedlots to razing rainforests to make palm oil for Pop-Tarts, the choices we make about how we put food on our plates, and what we do with the waste, contribute to as much as one third of total greenhouse-gas emissions. Lappe exposes the interests resisting this crucial conversation while she educates and empowers readers and eaters committed to healing the planet.Praise forDiet for a Hot Planet:"[An] important book ... When it comes to climate change, junk food may prove even more destructive than SUVs. Lappe's message is timely and empowering."--Eric Schlosser, author ofFastFood Nation"Accessibly written, rationally argued and focused on action over rhetoric, the book will interest parents, foodies, economists, committed vegetarians, moral omnivores, environmentalists, health enthusiasts and anyone interested in actually doing something about climate change while government responses stagnate. An essential toolkit for readers looking for a pragmatic climate-response action plan of their own."--Kirkus Reviews

Author Biography

Anna Lapp is the coauthor of the nationally bestselling Hope's Edge with her mother, Frances Moore Lapp, and Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen. Named one of Time magazine's "eco" Who's Who, Lapp is a founding principal of the Small Planet Institute and the Small Planet Fund and a frequent commentator on television and radio. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction: Why This Book?	p. xv
How to Read This Book	p. xxiii
Crisis
The Climate Crisis at the End of Our Fork	p. 3
The Shape of Things to Come	p. 42
Spin
Blinded by the Bite	p. 59
Playing with Our Food	p. 85
Capitalizing on Climate Change	p. 115
Hope
Cool Food: Five Ingredients of Climate-Friendly Farming	p. 129
Myth-Informed: Answering the Critics	p. 151
The Hunger Scare	p. 165
The Biotech Ballyhoo	p. 174
Action
Eat the Sky: Seven Principles of a Climate-Friendly Diet	p. 201
Beyond the Fork	p. 230
Conclusion	p. 249
Afterword: Biting into a Gloom and Hope Sandwich	p. 253
Acknowledgments	p. 257
Acronyms	p. 259
Notes	p. 261
Selected Bibliography	p. 289
Action & Learning Resources	p. 293
Index	p. 303
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