Extraits de "Simple prosperity" (David Wann)

• Reduce... energy consumption per capita... Changes in lifestyle will help: Eat less meat (since it "costs" so much energy to produce); live in pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods; consume fewer things but better things, since consumer goods are filled with "hidden" energy.

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• Support scientific research to make the transition from petrochemistry to "phytochemistry" (based on plants). In the manufacture of plastics, fertilizers, fabrics, and medecines, for instance, transition from a hydrocarbon economy to a carbohydrate economy. Algae may be a key material of the future.

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• Support sustainable agriculture that maintains the health of the soil and prevents erosion with techniques such as cover crops, crop rotation, and composting to increase the organic content of the soil, which increases its water retention and nutrient value per unit of food.

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