The Future of Food and Energy

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March 15, 2022

Mike Joy is the country’s best known, outspoken freshwater scientist. In this talk he gave to the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum on March 3 he links the food we eat to the energy we use and outlines the pitfalls that lie ahead. OCD strongly recommends listening to Mike’s well researched wisdom.

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