by Ebyss » Thu 24 Mar 2005, 22:04:35
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')wenty percent of Americans think the sun orbits the earth. Seventeen percent believe the earth revolves around the sun once a day
Oh dear. That's atrocious.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')ometime in the next 10 years Brazil will probably pass the U.S. as the world's largest agricultural producer. Brazil is now the world's largest exporter of chickens, orange juice, sugar, coffee, and tobacco. Last year, Brazil passed the U.S. as the world's largest beef producer. (Hear that, you poor deluded cowboys?) As a result, while we bear record trade deficits, Brazil boasts a $30 billion trade surplus
There goes our hope for reforestation. There's no way they'll replace forests if they continue to make money like that. However, PO might help us out there. If they can't transport the produce, there's no point in creating it. Looks like they'll be able to look after themselves post peak.