I think that was what I specifically said in my longer comment, but it is not just the higher cost of energy of modern agriculture, but increasingly, the higher energy content and cost of processing foods and moving them increasingly longer distances.
Paul Phillips soula avramidis wrote:
isn't the rising cost of energy content of modern agriculture specifically rising oil prices partly responsible for the rise in food prices? ----- Original Message ---- From: "Perelman, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 2:10:58 AM Subject: Re: Peak food Paul gave some excellent warnings. Don't forget water shortages, elimination of ag. land via urbanization, and the poor treatment of the remaining ag. land. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu <http://ecst.csuchico.edu/> Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com <http://www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 2/18/2008 5:50 AM
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