What does it mean to live a life of surplus amidst a world of scarcity, or a life of scarcity amidst the unfathomable worlds of surplus? At the heart of most environmental controversies, the relationship between scarcity and surplus will undoubtedly emerge. How much is enough, and how are so many rendered wanting in a world with such bounty? While scarcities of cropland, forests, water, and other renewable resources are felt around the world, concentrations of surplus often rest in the hands of a few. What should be done? Such controversies are at once ecological, political, social, and psychological.

Editor’s Note

Kristen Grubbs

Contents

Food for the World
Rob Hardy

Quicksilver
Gerald R. Wheeler

Usonian, Atrophy Homes
Bruce Berger

Charity Games, Brighton Beach Back Alley Secrets
Richard Fein

Scarcity and Surplus In a Global World
Catriona Glazebrook

Resource Wars
Michael T. Klare

Morning Song
Robbie Fearn

A Cleansing Winter
Lanniko L. Lee

Quality for Quantity: Looking for Soul in Our Daily Lives
interview with Thomas Moore

Mast
Tom Wessels

Bear Down, Bear Up!
Meade Cadot

Monkeys Make Do, Fruit or No Fruit
Beth A. Kaplin

Thelma Gnatcatcher
Jonathan L. Atwood

Not Just A Falling Leaf
Peter A. Palmiotto

Marshfield: A Suburban Fairy Tale
Peggy Duffy

Graciela
Rose R. Rousseau