Jon Miller

Kings of the American Road, then and now. 40 years after the Arab Oil Embargo, American driving habits are slowly changing.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock

The Arab oil embargo of 1973-'74 changed the way Americans thought about driving, at least for a little while. Now 40 years later, it's changing again.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock
Gasoline shortages prompted by the Arab Oil Embargo hit this station near Interstate 5 in Oregon in October, 1973. The embargo roiled the US economy through the winter of 1973-74, before it was lifted on March 17, 1974.

40 years after the Arab oil embargo, America still loves its petroleum

40 years after the Arab oil embargo, America still loves its petroleum
Bon Appétit's low-carbon food plan calls for putting vegetables at the center of the plate. Making the plate smaller cuts down on waste.

Cafeteria lunch: Industrial kitchens dish out climate-friendly cuisine

Cafeteria lunch: Industrial kitchens dish out climate-friendly cuisine

Hopeful lunch? When it comes to feeding the world, 'nothing' will save us

Hopeful lunch? When it comes to feeding the world, 'nothing' will save us

GMO lunch? Uganda considers disease-resistant cassava

GMO lunch? Uganda considers disease-resistant cassava
An artist’'s rendering of a full-scale commercial low-input desert agriculture facility. Project’s designers say the concept should work in any low-altitude desert area near a large source of salt water.

Desert lunch: Coaxing climate-friendly food from the world's driest places

In Qatar, a team of visionaries has set out to prove that even in the world's most inhospitable places, sunlight, salt water and CO2 can be transformed into energy, fresh water and food.

Desert lunch: Coaxing climate-friendly food from the world's driest places
Kampala Entrepreneur Charles Mulamata is developing low-cost technology to produce fish, like this tilapia, and vegetables in a largely closed-loop system.

Aquaponic lunch: Pushing super-efficient fish & veggie farming in Uganda

It's an almost climate-proof method of raising fish and vegetables cheaply using very little space, water and chemical inputs. Now one man is determined to make it work in Africa.

Aquaponic lunch: Pushing super-efficient fish & veggie farming in Uganda

Alt-meat lunch: In the Netherlands, a lab for low-impact alternatives to livestock

Demand for animal protein is surging, and so are the environmental costs of producing it. So researchers in the Netherlands are exploring alternatives to livestock, from insects to faux cuts of beef to lab-grown meat.

Alt-meat lunch: In the Netherlands, a lab for low-impact alternatives to livestock