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Re: The Limits To Growth
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Subject: Re: The Limits To Growth
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From: l.mcfadden@mail.utexas.edu (Loretta McFadden)
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Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:31:38 -0500
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Article: 15787 of alt.sustainable.agriculture
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin
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Mike wrote:
> >Tremendous increases, although the curve is obviously approaching an
> >asymptote. Rice, another staple, has recently seen the introduction of new
> >high-yield species and is increasing along similar lines. Dozens of
> >companies are creating new species of fruits and vegetables; expect another
> >yield explosion here within the next decade.
OK - I promise to butt out after this - in fact I don't think I'll be able
to stand reading this outdated debate. Mike, why are you acting as if the
"Green Revolution" hasn't been debunked years ago?
Why are you ignoring the real reason farmland is declining in this country
(ie: being covered in suburpia) - because so much of it has lost it's
value as farmland, thanks to the ignorant short-term strip-mining approach
of petro-chemical farming? Hey - even the popular press (GASP) has heard
the news. Much of the best farmland in this country eroded into the ocean
years ago. Biggest question of all - why are you on this list? Is it just
to bait people who acknowledge these facts?
Betsy
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