"Percentage of original U.S. topsoil lost to date: 75"
Google gave me this.Is it true?I do not know.We can google up many more of these sites.It comes down to what an individual choses to believe, before reality sets in.Ignorance , hype and the herd can take marginal ideas to stratosphere.The scientists that have studied ethanol and methanol production have come up with an EROEI of 1 or less than one,if the herd choses not to believe, we can make money and be happy<g>.Can you remember the hydrogen hype several years ago with BLD up to $160.00,not many chose to believe the science, but fact, and reality has set in with BLD profitless since IPO and down to between 5 and 6 bucks.There are still many with power pushing this dream.Same hype with tar sands,many negatives there too but large herd does not want tp listen.Methanol, ethanol will make sense when it makes dollar sense and that will take the test of time, as BLD, especialy without government subsidy.
""Topsoil Depletion
Historic cause of demise of many great civilizations: Topsoil depletion
Percentage of original U.S. topsoil lost to date: 75
Amount of U.S. cropland lost each year to soil erosion: 4,000,000 acres, the size of Connecticut
Percentage of U.S. topsoil loss directly associated with livestock raising: 85
Number of acres of U.S. forest which have been cleared to create cropland to produce a
meat-centred diet: 260,000,000
How often an acre of U.S. trees disappears: Every 8 seconds
Amount of trees spared per year by each individual who switches to pure vegetarian diet: 1 acre""
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