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To: TimF who wrote (27069)	8/24/2006 11:05:41 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) of 541340

You need to get out and see the world beyond SI. This is all starting to happen now. And agriculture is totally dependent on oil, as is the ability to move water around; like from the Ogallala Aquifer. Some headlines from the Energy Bulletin and the Oil Drum from the last few days... (and don't count on the oceans for food, either) ============= Food & agriculture - Aug 23 Staff, EB When we finally take the off ramp (from oil-fueled agriculture) / Organic farmers up against the Wal-Mart / Will the world starve in the 21st century? / Namibia: fuel hike starts to bite farmers published August 23, 2006. ====== Water scarcity - Aug 23 Staff, EB Map details global water stress / Need for Water Could Double in 50 Years, U.N. Study Finds / Scientists Call for Water Conservation published August 23, 2006. ====== Energy crises - Aug 24 Staff, EB Turkish power outages to follow if drought continues / South Africa: Cape's third energy crisis / Nepalese protests sink fuel price hikes published August 24, 2006. energybulletin.net ====================== More protests over power shortages in Bangladesh U.K.: Winter power shortages loom Namibia: Fuel Hike Starts to Bite theoildrum.com and this... Two months of global food reserves is all that's separating us from mass starvation. Message 22651645

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