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"In the heat wave of 2010, the Russian government placed an embargo on grain exports, which caused chaos in the commodities markets, an unprecedented food price spike, and, consequently, food riots across Asia and Africa—unrest that led to the violenceof what we now refer to as the “Arab Spring.” "
— Apr 20, 2014 03:06PM
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Author argues that 10 people on the planet is ecologically unsupportable:
Saying “Don’t have children” is utterly ridiculous. It contradicts every geneticallycoded piece of information we contain, and (at least in their conception) one of themost important (and fun) impulses we have. That said, the worst thing we can continueto do —globally—is have children at the current rate.
— Apr 21, 2014 01:50PM
Saying “Don’t have children” is utterly ridiculous. It contradicts every geneticallycoded piece of information we contain, and (at least in their conception) one of themost important (and fun) impulses we have. That said, the worst thing we can continueto do —globally—is have children at the current rate.
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"Indeed, the use of wood for cooking is now a significant source of deforestation inparts of Africa. Such is the use of wood and charcoal for cooking throughout Africaand Asia that it is producing unprecedented amounts of what is called “black carbon”—principallysoot. More black carbon is now produced every year than in the whole Middle Ages."
— Apr 19, 2014 09:02AM
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Water scarcity problem: It takes about 2,400 gallons of water to produce a chicken. In the U.S. alone we consumearound 8 billion chickens a year. It takes about 7,000 gallons of water to produce one kilogram of chocolate. That’sroughly 304 gallons of water per Hershey bar. It takes something like four liters of water to produce a one-liter plastic bottle of water. In 2011, Americans consumed per capita 222 bottles of
— Apr 12, 2014 11:12AM
