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Category Archives: Agriculture Infrastructure
Book review: the politics of California’s central valley levees
Preface. This is a book review of Robert Kelly’s “Battling the Inland Sea”. But it is much more than that, better than any book I know if explaining the human nature of “conservatism vs liberalism”. It drives me nuts that … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Agriculture Infrastructure, Dams, Earthquakes, Floods, Politics, Sea Level Rise
Tagged california, earthquake, flood, levee, sea level rise
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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 Infrastructure, Peak Food, Peak Topsoil, Scientists Warnings to Humanity, Soil
Tagged peak fertilizer, peak food, peak phosphate, peak soil
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Why You Should Love Trucks
source: bitsandpieces1.blogspot.com Preface. Before the age of fossil fuels, getting food, water, and shelter was simple. Nine out of ten people were self-sufficient farmers. But now there are global 24/7 just-in-time supply chains that depend on trucks and other modes … Continue reading
Energy in the Food System uses 19% of all energy consumed in the USA. Pimentel 2008
Pimentel David, et. al. 2008. Reducing Energy Inputs in the US Food System. Human Ecology 36:459–471 [ Here are some excerpts from this paper. I don’t list many of the ideas in the article on how to do this though, … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture Infrastructure, Farming & Ranching
Tagged energy, food
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Energy in Food System. March 2010. USDA
Canning, P. 2010. Energy Use in the U.S. Food System. USDA Economic Research Report Number 94 Another great review of this article is Beyond Food Miles by Michael Bomford, a research scientist and extension specialist at Kentucky State University, an … Continue reading
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