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NickB79

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14. Mostly thanks to extremely destructive, unsustainable practices

Reply to DSandra (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:29 PM

Jun 19

Vast inputs of fossil fuels for diesel, herbicide, pesticide and synthetic fertilizer.

Unsustainable use of irrigation, draining irreplaceable aquifers.

Tilling practices that have eroded vast amounts of topsoil that will take thousands of years to restore, if ever.

None of this can go on indefinitely.

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Children born now may live in a world where the US can only produce half as much of its key food crops [View all] NickB79 Jun 18 OP

Maybe this is why Trump is reducing the US population. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #1

America has plenty of food production DSandra Jun 18 #3

After four years of Trump ruining agriculture, meat packing, etc., this may no longer be the case. Irish_Dem Jun 19 #8

Mostly thanks to extremely destructive, unsustainable practices NickB79 Jun 19 #14

That doesn't appear to be factoring in the fact that fossil fuels will start to run out long before 2100 AZJonnie Jun 18 #2

I'll wait for Tapper's book. BidenRocks Jun 18 #4

RuBisCo activase is heat intolerant markodochartaigh Jun 18 #5

Which is why forcing women to have babies is a super bad idea. travelingthrulife Jun 19 #11

Well, that is certainly one reason, markodochartaigh Jun 19 #12

We're already seeing it SpankMe Jun 18 #6

Unfortunately in Canada markodochartaigh Jun 19 #13

It's not a problem. DONkey is making sure there is nobody available to pick them anyway! Wonder Why Jun 18 #7

I thought he was encouraging women to have more kids - what are they going to eat?! Rhiannon12866 Jun 19 #9

Similar predictions have been made since at least the late 60's hueymahl Jun 19 #10

We're currently at the highest CO2 levels in 20 million years NickB79 Jun 19 #15

are you discounting the effects of climate change? Skittles Jun 20 #16

Of course not hueymahl Jun 20 #17