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I recall awhile back that some were making derisive comments about "Silent Spring". The stuff Miles refers to about the presence of various pharmaceuticals in our water IS something I know a bit about.
Collectively, we are pissing in our teapot and it's going to bite us on the ass eventually. It isn't a matter of if or when, since it's already there and already biting us. The question left is how bad will it be.
Fixed it for you.
One of the conundrums of the water resource, and the food resources as well, is found in the desire to make it cheap. There is no such thing as cheap here, only a question of who is going to pay for it. You, me, or the grand kids?
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[quote=antelope_sniper
This statement is just not true. I'll paraphrase the full equation, but GDP = Technology x Capital. It's technology that allows us to leverage our labor hours and make each one more valuable, and enables us to create more in the same amount of time. Ever since the first anthropithecus used a rock to crack a bone to get out the marrow to eat it, Technology's been a factor in our food supply. [/quote]
You are correct, it's not true in a lot of cases. But in the context of our discussion it is very applicable and more so when you look at the advantages of backing away from the leading edge.
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