Happy Earth Day
Now that the oil spill continues to dump thousands of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico with no end in sight, more people are starting to think about all the oil we use. I’ve been thinking about it longer than most because I’ve been learning about peak oil over the last few years: what it means to our food system and our daily way of life.
While many of my nutritional and dietetic colleagues are focused on calorie counts, I’ve been focusing my energy on a different type of calorie count: one that involves the burning of fossil fuels. We have an oil dependent food chain.
Michael Pollan boils it all down to just 15 minutes. Get comfy and watch this. I especially like his oil stunt with the burger. Enjoy!
