Without the nitrogen based fertilizer, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides all derived from fossil fuels half the planet would starve.

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We burn far too much fossil fuel for the good of the environment and we have passed peak production, but have you ever heard even one rumor of a plan to husband fossil fuels for their critical uses?

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Never. The human population stumbles on with no strategic planning for the future--guided only by what is most profitable.

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https://medium.com/politically-speaking/oil-what-happens-when-we-run-out-of-black-gold-aec3c41e4da0