Articles by Lester Brown

Lester R. Brown is founder and president of Earth Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. Follow EPI: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn

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Conserving and rebuilding soils in the U.S. and around the world

Shelterbelts, strip cropping, and no-till practices are helping to keep American soil from blowing away, and African countries and China are planting "green walls" to keep the desert at bay. But overgrazing is going to be a problem.

Lester Brown Climate & Energy
Peak soil is no joke: Civilization's foundation is eroding

Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation over large areas. Countries all over the world -- including the United States -- are now expanding cultivation onto marginal land, a move that historically ends in disaster.

Lester Brown Food and Agriculture
Solar cell production climbs to another record in 2009

This article was written by my colleague J. Matthew Roney at the Earth Policy Institute. Solar photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturers produced a record 10,700 megawatts of PV cells globally in […]

Lester Brown Climate & Energy
The limits and potential of plant-based energy

As oil reserves are being depleted, the world's attention is increasingly turning to plant-based energy sources from ethanol to electricity.

Lester Brown Climate & Energy