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166 comments on DrumBeat: August 26, 2007

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paal myrtvedt on August 26, 2007 - 5:26pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Thank you Bob , for this posting - as you point out food is priotity One.

And its commonly accepted that chemichal agriculture (Fertilizers,pesticides,fungicides) yield a staggering 4 times more as compared to old traditional agriculture.

The math is easy : Use 1$ get 4$

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totoneila on August 26, 2007 - 5:58pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Hello TODers,

Just a quickie post: what percentage of the postPeak poor will be forced to work in the canefields so that the rich can drive sugar-battery powered PHEVS? Don't forget the ERoEI for cane is the highest for all plants so far.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20180231...
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Sony Develops A Bio Battery Powered By Sugar
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Bob Shaw in Phx,Az Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?

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eric blair on August 26, 2007 - 6:55pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

forced to work in the canefields

Why not the sweet, sweet sugar-beet fields?

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