Old 01-13-06 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbud
Great point bmike, I'd be interested in how many gallons of diesel it take per acre to plant, fertilize, cultivate and harvest the soybeans

I think any solution where we think we've found a silver bullet is a poor one. I have a bit of the same problem with wind power... imagine enough wind turbines to fuel all the power we use... (imagine enough wind turbines to power all the power I use!)

But maybe, if we monocrop soy, we can put windmills in all those fields.

We may find our way to be slightly less dependent on foreign oil - but imagine when mother nature decides its time to feast on all that monocrop!


I think we need to ask ourselves why we need to move around so much... and if we decide that we do need to move around alot - then we should start designing our world for more effective transport.
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