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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Grainne who wrote (105759)6/9/2005 1:59:42 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
"Because petrochemicals are key components to much more than just the gas in your car. As geologist Dale Allen Pfeiffer points out in his article entitled, "Eating Fossil Fuels," approximately 10 calories of fossil fuels are required to produce every 1 calorie of food eaten in the US.

The size of this ratio stems from the fact that every step of modern food production is fossil fuel and petrochemical powered:

1. Pesticides are made from oil;

2. Commercial fertilizers are made from ammonia, which is

made from natural gas, which will peak about 10 years

after oil peaks;

3. Farming implements such as tractors and trailers are

constructed and powered using oil;

4. Food storage systems such as refrigerators are

manufactured in oil-powered plants, distributed across

oil-powered transportation networks and usually run on

electricity, which most often comes from natural gas or

coal;

5. In the US, the average piece of food is transported

almost 1,500 miles before it gets to your plate. In

Canada, the average piece of food is transported 5,000

miles from where it is produced to where it is consumed. "

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I was thinking mostly of fertilizer and travel distance for food- but this quote has even more connections
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