Michael Pollan

If you have a spare hour , please listen to Michael Pollan speaking about the importance of agricultural sustainability and the small, local farmer. (realplayer link). He's a very good speaker, and this is the most compelling argument against "Big Corn" that I've heard.

This tends to bring the party back down to earth...although Kunstler seems like a bit of a narcissist and an alarmist, there are some realities in this article that can't be ignored.