Raj Patel on Fossil Fuels, Food, and Columbus’s Wicked Legacy -

Raj Patel on Fossil Fuels, Food, and Columbus’s Wicked Legacy

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What are the hidden costs of our current food system and its deep reliance on fossil fuels, a system that burdens citizens with financial, health and environmental consequences? With Raj Patel, research professor at the University Texas at Austin and IPES-Food panel member, we cover this and Christopher Columbus's wicked legacy, middle-class environmentalism, and what a food system free of fossil fuels could look like. We thought this extended interview with Raj Patel was so compelling ...

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