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Re: Tackling growing population and consumption
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Originally Posted by DaiNasty
Filtered through Wales?
We might laugh but if the oil stopped flowing I wonder how long it would take?
Most agricultural production on the planet is very dependant upon abundant and cheap energy, mostly from oil. Without fertilisers and mechanical tillage/harvesting the amount of food produced will fall dramatically, mass starvation is inevitable with the strong nations taking the dwindling resources for themselves.
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