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Nearly four decades after her mother, Frances Moore Lappe, published Diet for a Small Planet, sparking a revolution in our thinking about the social and environmental impact of our food choices, Anna Lappe picks up the conversation, examining another hidden cost of our food system: the climate crisis. From raising cattle in industrial-scale feedlots to razing rainforests to make palm oil for Pop-Tarts, the choices we make about how we put food on our plates, and what we do with the waste, contribute to as much as one third of total greenhouse-gas emissions. Lappe exposes the interests resisting this crucial conversation while she educates and empowers readers and eaters committed to healing the planet.

Praise for Diet for a Hot Planet

[An] important book ... When it comes to climate change, junk food may prove even more destructive than SUVs. Lappe's message is timely and empowering. -Eric Schlosser, author of FastFood Nation

Accessibly written, rationally argued and focused on action over rhetoric, the book will interest parents, foodies, economists, committed vegetarians, moral omnivores, environmentalists, health enthusiasts and anyone interested in actually doing something about climate change while government responses stagnate. An essential toolkit for readers looking for a pragmatic climate-response action plan of their own. -Kirkus Reviews

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<p>One of Booklist 's Top 10 Food Books of 2010<p>One of Kirkus Reviews ' Best Books of 2010<p> Accessibly written, rationally argued and focused on action over rhetoric, the book will interest parents, foodies, economists, committed vegetarians, moral omnivores, environmentalists, health enthusiasts and anyone interested in actually doing something about climate change while government responses stagnate. An essential toolkit for readers looking for a pragmatic climate-response action plan of their own. -- Kirkus <p> Responsibly researched and cogently articulated... an impeccable, informative, and inspiring contribution to the quest for environmental reform. -- Booklist (starred)<p> As Anna Lappe reveals in this important book, we must be conscious of what we eat - not only for our own health, but for the health of the planet. When it comes to climate change, junk food may prove even more destructive than S.U.V.s. Lappe's message is timely and empowering. Instead of waiting for politicians to do the right thing, we can make simple changes to our diet, enjoy it, and help change the world. --Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness <p> Nothing is more important than connecting the way we eat to global warming. After all, food is an everyday need for everyone. Anna Lappe shows us that eating with intention is our responsibility and our pleasure. --Alice Waters, founder and proprietor of Chez Panisse and author of The Art of Simple Food <p> Anna Lappe's Diet for a Hot Planet does for the present generation what her mother's Diet for a Small Planet did for the last: empower us to think in a new way about how food affects our own health as well as that of the planet. Her inspiring book makes it clear that food choices matter to climate change and that each of us, voting with our forks, can make a real difference in ensuring a more sustainable food system. I want all my students to read this powerful book. --Marion Nestle, Professor of N

<p>One of Booklist 's Top 10 Food Books of 2010<p>&#8220;Accessibly written, rationally argued and focused on action over rhetoric, the book will interest parents, foodies, economists, committed vegetarians, moral omnivores, environmentalists, health enthusiasts and anyone interested in actually doing something about climate change while government responses stagnate. An essential toolkit for readers looking for a pragmatic climate-response action plan of their own.&#8221;&#8212; Kirkus <p>&#8220;Responsibly researched and cogently articulated&#8230; an impeccable, informative, and inspiring contribution to the quest for environmental reform.&#8221;&#8212; Booklist (starred)<p>&#8220;As Anna Lapp&#233; reveals in this important book, we must be conscious of what we eat &#8211; not only for our own health, but for the health of the planet.&#160; When it comes to climate change, junk food may prove even more destructive than S.U.V.s. Lapp&#233;'s message is timely and empowering.&#160;

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