On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:40:40 -0500 Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some of the question's would seem to be: > * if we had slowed growth many years ago, would we have > experienced as many wars, famines, ... > * if we slow growth now (or even shrink) will we avoid wars, > famines, ... Perhaps the numbers of famines and wars wouldn't change much, but their extent. Unless we adjust food production and distribution systems etc. to reflect the ongoing changes in fossil fuel availability we could see shortages on regional or global scales. Not that every one everywhere will be short of food, but some areas avoid shortages by not exporting to other areas which depend on the exports etc. If we localize systems more then shortfalls will be more local, and that leaves more scope for assistance from neighboring areas. The global nature of the present economic mess is a good example. No one can bail anyone else out, because all the eggs were in one basket. Modern agriculture depends on large inputs of fertilizers which are made from fossil fuels, just to keep the stakes as high as possible. Cheers -Terry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
