Did you know? A bicycle is a marvel of engineering efficiency, one where an investment in 22 pounds of metal and rubber boosts the efficiency of an individual mobility by a factor of three. On my bike I estimate that I get easily 7 miles per potato. For more information view the text and data in Chapter 6 of Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
January 19, 2011
Andrew C. Revkin posts an exchange between Vaclav Smil, the University of Manitoba analyst, and Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute in the New York Times Dot Earth blog. Posted January 10, 2011.

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