07-10-2009, 02:46 PM
Quote:Fourth, food supplies are artificially high due to the use of fossil fuels. "If the fertilizers, partial irrigation (in part provided by oil energy), and pesticides were withdrawn, corn yields, for example, would drop from 130 bushels per acre to about 30 bushels." (source)We also use fossil fuels to make medicines. There are plenty of reasons not to burn everything that happens to give a lot of cheap warmth, yes.