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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1383)	10/22/2005 5:31:15 AM
From: Seeker of Truth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218633

Hello W.R., Your data is certainly convincing. There is, however, a new factor on the scene, namely ethanol. At least in the tropics unsubsidized ethanol is cheaper than oil(Brent $59). Is it feasible for tropical countries to trade with the temperate countries, ethanol for food? If so is the energy crisis postponed for a few decades? I don't know the answer to this. It seems, that with the possible exception of India and China, there is lots of unused agricultural land in the world. It is also a demonstrable fact that intensified research produces better strains of crops and higher yields per hectare. Not indefinitely of course, but for a long time. Seeker of Truth

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1383)	10/22/2005 6:04:50 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 218633

Poor dears. Their SUV needs fuel they can't afford. I guess it's on the bicycle. Or hitch-hike. <but the others aren't needed, and aren't terribly missed if one can't afford them. Fuel is different; for example, last June,with fuel about $2.50 a gal,... > The problem is not really fuel cost, it's that people refuse to read the writing on the wall until their back's against it. "Need". What does that mean? "I need gasoline to fill up my Yank Tank to blast 100 km to work at 80 mph down a freeway." Such a person "needs" to re-engineer their life if they can't afford the fuel. Mqurice