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Tag Archives: peak food
75% of Earth’s Land Areas Are Degraded. Environmental damage threatens 3.2 billion people.
Preface. Yikes, by 2050 95% of Earth’s land could be degraded and reduce or even end food production, forcing hundreds of millions to migrate. Whatever you’ve read in the past about the State of the World, it’s gotten even … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biodiversity Loss, Limits To Growth, Peak Food
Tagged biodiversity, erosion, limits to growth, peak food
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We’re killing our food supply and technology can’t save us
Farrell, Paul B. Feb 11, 2015. Opinion: We’re killing our food supply and technology can’t save us. Big Ag can’t feed 10 billion and magical technologies won’t appear. MarketWatch. We’re maxing-out on Peak Food. Billions go hungry. We’re poisoning our … Continue reading
Peak food. Sustainability challenged as many renewable resources max out
[ Also see related article Limits to Growth? 2016 United Nations report provides best evidence yet. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, Springer and “Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and … Continue reading
Peak soil, peak phosphate, peak fertilizer means Peak Food
Amundson, R., et al. May 7, 2015. Soil and human security in the 21st century. Science 348. A group of leading soil scientists has summarized the precarious state of the world’s soil resources and the possible ramifications for human security … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Peak Food, Scientists Warnings to Humanity, Soil, Soil
Tagged peak fertilizer, peak food, peak phosphate, peak soil
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The Nitrogen Bomb – fossil-fueled fertilizers keep 5.5 billion people alive
Fisher, D. 4 April 2001. The Nitrogen Bomb. By learning to draw fertilizer from a clear blue sky, chemists have fed the multitudes. They’ve also unleashed a fury as threatening as atomic energy. Discover magazine Vol. 22 No. 4 In … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Gas, Overpopulation, Peak Food
Tagged agriculture, fertilizer, nitrogen, overpopulation, peak food
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‘The oil we eat’. Following the food chain back to iraq
[I’ve reduced and paraphrased the article ] Richard Manning. May 23, 2004. ‘The Oil We Eat’. Following the Food Chain back to Iraq. Harpers. The journalist’s rule says: follow the money.. but money.. is really a way of tracking … Continue reading
Posted in Overpopulation, Peak Food, Soil
Tagged overpopulation, peak food, peak soil
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