David Morris is a latter-day Benjamin Franklin -- the master of many subjects and skills, but defined by none of them. He is vice-president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, a Washington D.C. and Minneapolis based center that promotes environmentally sound economic development. He writes a weekly newspaper column, and is an author, lecturer and consultant to government agencies and businesses on everything from methane-powered energy production to worker-owned cooperatives. Recent books include, The Carbohydrate Economy: Making Chemicals and Industrial Materials from Plant Matter and The Mondragon Cooperative Corporation.