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Originally Posted by braisler
The simple answer to a global food crisis is to emphasize vegetarianism. It is significantly more efficient to feed a person on grains and vegetables, than on meat.
Controlling population growth is usually euphemistically couched statement of us vs. them. The 'global' population needs to be controlled we shout out the window of our SUVs as we gobble down a fast food burger.
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Discussing topics like the global food supply, the (mis-)distribution of food and population growth can't happen without mentioning the lopsided consumption habits of the developed world. What good is it to send advisers, organizations and funds to help famine-stricken areas when so many here in the US, for example, are gobbling up resources--food, energy, land--either for our own comfort or financial gain so much faster than others elsewhere in the world? As we do move closer to a crisis state with respect to our limited resources at hand--and I believe we will face a crisis of some kind, due to factors both within and beyond our control--the "haves" will probably become less and less willing to part with what they have for the sake of the "have-nots." Beyond improving sustainable food cultivation, production and distribution methods, we have to change our attitudes about what we consume, what we need, and what is available to us, and thetime for that change is now.
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If one million people replaced a two mile car trip once a week with a bike ride, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 50,000 tons per year. If one out of ten car commuters switched to a bike, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 25.4 million tons per year. [2milechallenge.com]
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Originally Posted by roachboy
it's better if you can ride without having to wonder if the guy in the car behind you is a sociopath, i find.
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