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To: Lane3 who wrote (8620)	4/12/2002 5:15:05 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 21057

The market would just gobble up every last blade or grass or every fish until none were left. Fish yes, but demand for oil will go down a lot as it becomes more scarce and a lot more expensive. At perhaps two to four times today's price for oil a lot of oil alternatives become economical and as long as the government does not subsidize oil we will start to use them. Eventually the non-renewable supplies of these alternatives will also run out but they should last a lot longer then oil. It is important however to not have the government subsidize the current energy sources when they become expensive. The pain of the expense makes people change (new sources, conservation ect.). Take away the price signals and you do get real shortages. Tim

To: Lane3 who wrote (8620)	4/12/2002 6:04:48 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

<<It is a mistake to allow grazing, for example, to the point where the land turns to desert.>> I read an article in Audubon about intentional over grazing on lands that have become weed patches. Feed the cattle capsules full of good seed, turn way too many loose in the area when it's wet. They turn the area into churned mud and crap out grass seeds in piles of fertilizer. Let it rest for a year and you have good grazing again.

To: Lane3 who wrote (8620)	4/12/2002 6:13:19 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

<<or every fish until none were left.>> I saw the post about the Sea of Cortez earlier. Bet if you went down to Cabo San Lucas you'd find that wasn't true for that area. Plenty of marlin in that area. The marlin and sailfish have brought in so many $$$ you'd be shot for keeping one. They have tournaments that have prizes in the $100s of thousands. I was down there in '84 and they wanted you to keep the marlin for a mount but they were eaten and you got a fiberglass replica. The place was a dump and now they have 5 world class golf courses.