Eating Fossil Fuels : Oil, Food and the Coming Crisis in Agriculture by Dale Allen Pfeiffer

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The miracle of the Green Revolution was made possible by cheap fossil fuels to supply crops with artificial fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation. Estimates of the net energy balance of agriculture in the United States show that ten calories of hydrocarbon energy are required to produce one calorie of food. Such an imbalance cannot continue in a world of diminishing hydrocarbon resources.

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2006 Paperback Very Good Size: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches; The miracle of the Green Revolution was made possible by cheap fossil fuels to supply crops with artificial fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation. Estimates of the net energy balance of agriculture in the United States show that ten calories of hydrocarbon energy are required to produce one calorie of food. Such an imbalance cannot continue in a world of diminishing hydrocarbon resources.

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Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada 2006 Trade Paperback Very Good. No Jacket 8vo-Between 7 3/4" and 9 3/4" Signed by Author 125 page book is in very good condition with slight edgewear/scuffing of cover, and discoloration on cover. Signed by the author. This book examines the interlinked crises of energy and agriculture and highlights some startling findings, including the fact that studies suggest that without fossil-fuel based agriculture, the US could only sustain about two thirds of its present population.

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