Yes, the Asian tsunami was caused by an earthquake and had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with global warming.
To the previous poster, yes the tsunami had nothing to do with global warming
Absolute rubbish. Large areas of agricultural land within the EU alone (including Ireland) are being used at zero- or near-zero production capacity because the EU subsidy regimes are based on the current necessity to avoid over-production of milk, beef, lamb etc. On a different level altogether, it hardly credible to argue that land in places like Zimbabwe is utilised at full production capacity.
People have been saying at least for the past 100+ years that the age of technological advance is at an end. Who was they guy who said around 1900 that, based on the then-current trends, and projecting for expected population growth, New York would be buried under six feet of horse manure by the year 2000 (or whenever)? Who was it who said sometime during the 20th century that there might sometime be a global market demand for five computers?
all this doom and gloom about oil is depressing - what about Peak Bagel?
http://audio.todayfm.com/audio/Gift_Doom.mp3
Setaside in europe is a tiny proportion of the worlds arable land also zimbabwe in global terms is insignificant in terms of global production (although very significant locally). The fact that set aside existed shows how productive the rest of the land became in europe through mechanisation and fertilisers. The era of set aside is ending soon anyway, it is largely a relic of european CAP policies in the eighties. In the eighties china and india were insignificant consumers compared to today. It is another case as I see so often in postings of focussing on the small picture but failing to appreciate the overall picture.
Setaside is but a very minor factor in the current underproduction of Irish agriculture, which results partly from EU subsidy incentives and partly from other factors. The REPS scheme and the various afforestation schemes affect production capacity in land areas far more significant than those covered by Setaside.Setaside in europe is a tiny proportion of the worlds arable land also zimbabwe in global terms is insignificant in terms of global production (although very significant locally). The fact that set aside existed shows how productive the rest of the land became in europe through mechanisation and fertilisers. The era of set aside is ending soon anyway, it is largely a relic of european CAP policies in the eighties.
Nuclear power is the answer for Ireland. Not Uranium based - we should be looking at Thorium based Nuclear power. There is lots of this stuff and the only reason its not in widespread use today is due to the fact you cant make weapons from it and was thus considered a bad idea in the 50's. Its waste lasts 500 years instead of 10's of thousands also.
People who have a blanket mentality against Nuclear really should learn more about it..
What's needed? New, high-capacity interconnectors between Africa, Iceland and the continent. Geothermal from Iceland, solar from Africa and wind will help build a totally-reliable power supply. No blackouts, no brown-outs, no intermittency, no need to emit carbon.
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