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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (241178)	1/3/2014 1:29:39 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) of 541248

Message 29311454 Why a Finite World is a Problem Posted on January 2, 2014 by Gail Tverberg Why is a finite world a problem? I can think of many answers: Why a Finite World is a Problem Posted on January 2, 2014 by Gail Tverberg Why is a finite world a problem? I can think of many answers: 1. A finite world is a problem because we and all of the other creatures living in this world share the same piece of “real estate.” ... 2. A finite world is governed by cycles. We like to project in straight lines or as constant percentage increases, but the real world doesn’t follow such patterns. Each day has 24 hours. Water moves in waves. Humans are born, mature, and die. A resource is extracted from an area, and the area suddenly becomes much poorer once the income from those exports is removed. Once a country becomes poorer, fighting is likely to break out. A recent example of this is Egypt’s loss of oil exports, about the time of the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011 (Figure 1). The fighting has not yet stopped. Figure 1. Egypt’s oil production and consumption, based on BP’s 2013 Statistical Review of World Energy data = Who do we know who keeps saying, "Egypt food fuel"? Reports: Egyptian and Tunisian riots were driven in part by the spike in global food prices Food prices were driven up by extreme weather and high oil prices January 30, 2011 Message 27135132

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