William K. Wolfrum Chronicles » Blog Archive » Dear Al Gore: You start with the Civil Disobedience and we’ll see how it goes

Mr. Gore, you start with the civil disobedience and we’ll see how that goes. A multi-millionaire defying authority sends a much stronger message than a bunch of poor people tying themselves to trees. The rest of us need to deal with things like consequences. And the U.S. is currently in position to deal out consequences in a pretty severe way.

Eating to save the planet - Times Online

Ecotarianism is the new buzzword, a kind of greatest hits of all our favourite food movements from the past decade. It's about sourcing locally, organically, sustainably, in season and leaving the Earth's resources untouched. It's goodbye to £3 chickens imported from Thailand and hello to bean casseroles; no to winter asparagus and a resounding yes to celeriac mash.
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Let me tell you, it feels good. Until, that is, I return to my desk to find an e-mail from Tony Bourdain, New York's visceral commentator on all matters food related. He once described vegetarians to me as “frightened, angry, bitter people who dropped too much acid”.

What would he make of ecotarianism, I wondered. “A fad for the wealthy and delusional,” came the unequivocal reply.