Organic crops can't feed the world

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Is peoples "freedom" more important? You cannot feed the world without oil and industrial agriculture.

As oil prices rise starvation will ensue.

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
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Is peoples "freedom" more important? You cannot feed the world without oil and industrial agriculture.

As oil prices rise starvation will ensue.

Easy fix-curb speculation and jail and execute colluding speculators (who are the cause of riots, famines, and economic instability)

Originally posted by Darth Jello
Easy fix-curb speculation and jail and execute colluding speculators (who are the cause of riots, famines, and economic instability)

Speculation isn't the problem. Peak oil (which we hit around 2005) and surging demand from developing nations is. Oil is a finite resource, there is only so much to go around.

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
Speculation isn't the problem. Peak oil (which we hit around 2005) and surging demand from developing nations is. Oil is a finite resource, there is only so much to go around.

Nah. It's a renewable resource, actually. 🙂

http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/19128/

So is diesel.

And so forth.

Not to mention the Earth will make oil, automatically...but it just takes her a lot longer. 😄

Everyone might get rationed food tablets instead of proper food in the future then, I think the astronauts devour such luxurious cuisine.