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Monday, April 18, 2011

Oil Spike Good 4 Local Farmers #peakoil

Yes! Down with Corporate farming! Soon we will only be able to buy local in season items. The challenge will be for people who live in areas where local food is not an option.

If the price of oil continues to stay high, we are going to see much higher food prices and some forms of food production will no longer make economic sense at all

If the price of oil continues to stay high, we are going to see much higher food prices and some forms of food production will no longer make economic sense at all

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The price of oil may be the biggest factor on this list.  The way that we produce our food is very heavily dependent on oil.


The way that we transport our food is very heavily dependent on oil.  When you have skyrocketing oil prices, our entire food production system becomes much more expensive.


Source: NPR

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WW3 - Saudi Arabia vs. Iran #peakoil

If Saudi runs out of food and oil, then Iran will be stronger than ever.

It is being projected that there will be no more wheat production in Saudi Arabia by the year 2012

Due to a lack of water, some countries in the Middle East find themselves forced to almost totally rely on other nations for basic food staples. 

It is being projected that there will be no more wheat production in Saudi Arabia by the year 2012
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