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To: elmatador who wrote (39833)	10/20/2003 2:21:21 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

In the US, there are deserted industrial areas in Upstate New York, which had numerous industries which used water power or later electricity from dams at Niagra Falls. Upstate New York gets very very cold, and people and jobs have moved elsewhere.

To: elmatador who wrote (39833)	10/20/2003 2:24:50 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

I was in Sweden in an area -southwest border to Norway- that has been already given back to nature. All dem Svedes vent to Minnesota over 100 years ago to catch da walleyes and drink da beer. Ya for sure!

To: elmatador who wrote (39833)	10/20/2003 9:15:03 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Respond to of 74559

The sky is falling!

To: elmatador who wrote (39833)	10/20/2003 10:33:27 AM
From: AC Flyer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

elmat: You're right about this. By 2100, global population will be less than it is now, with an average age world-wide approaching 60, I would say. Huge swaths of land will be largely abandoned. You can see this trend now in large parts of the rural USA. By 2100, the only objects moving in the US interior - besides animals - for hundreds of miles will be robotic agricultural machines. The two primary industries worldwide will be (1) healthcare, and (2) leisure. Folks will laugh at the old days when just 13% of GNP was devoted to healthcare, as opposed to the 50% in 2100. Agriculture will employ 0.1% of the world's population and manufacturing 1.0%. The funny thing about all of this is that it is not too difficult to forecast. Though I have estimated (sort of) these numbers, anyone with a linear regression utility on their PC can figure this junk out in 5 minutes.