Images from the Gulf of Mexico’s oil gush are heartbreaking. The decision to drill for oil and the subsequent disaster are supposedly acceptable in order to get us fuel the most economically efficient way. We are now seeing the real cost of cheap fuel. Same economic efficiency definition was used to consolidate our land based food system leading to economic, ecological, health and community costs. Today, economic efficiency is being used to advocate for consolidation of the fishing industry. What will that cost us? It’s time to look at the real cost of economic efficiency before we lose any more human and natural resources. Read more in this month’s NAMA newsletter and take action.