The Anthropocene controversy | 64 comments (64 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: An example of agricultural productivity (none / 1)

Europe without Russia and the Ukraine cannot grow enough coarse grains. Europe, if you people get your act together, with Russia and the Ukraine is viable.

I think.

The optimistic scenario depends on "right-about turning" Merkel's determination to blow-up the EU in a fit of short-sighted stupidity.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Tue May 10th, 2011 at 02:24:36 PM EST
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Re: An example of agricultural productivity (none / 1)

ATinNM:

Europe without Russia and the Ukraine cannot grow enough coarse grains.

What's your source for that?

Eurostat says that for 2005 (latest year with full numbers), the EU 27 countries exported 85m tonnes of cereals to third countries, against imports from third countries of 65m tonnes.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue May 10th, 2011 at 04:09:36 PM EST
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Re: An example of agricultural productivity (none / 1)

Conclusion of an analysis I did a couple of years ago looking at the effects of GW and PO on agricultural production.

I'll roust through my papers and see if I can find it.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Tue May 10th, 2011 at 06:53:29 PM EST
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Re: An example of agricultural productivity (none / 0)

Can't find it.

Either my thinking was tossed when I throw away an old computer or the print-out is buried in a box. (God only knows where.)

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Thu May 12th, 2011 at 01:30:19 PM EST
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Re: An example of agricultural productivity (none / 0)

Typical...

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri May 13th, 2011 at 08:30:41 AM EST
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Re: An example of agricultural productivity (4.00 / 2)

Europe, just as the US and Japan, is living beyond its ecofootprint ~ importing fossil fuels to convert to fertilizer to boost cereal grain production is an input that needs replacing, hence the interest in solid state ammonia production technologies to produce ammonia from renewable power sources.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sat May 14th, 2011 at 12:13:23 PM EST
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Re: An example of agricultural productivity (none / 0)

ATinNM:

Europe, if you people get your act together, with Russia and the Ukraine is viable.

Russia and the Ukraine with Europe: OK; if they get democracy before they run out of gas.

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue
- Queen Elizabeth II}

by eurogreen on Sat May 14th, 2011 at 09:59:47 PM EST
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