Millions are going to die of starvation and malnutrition... Food production will decline and food prices will rise when diesel (oil) and fertilizer (… - Steve Hallett
" "Millions are going to die of starvation and malnutrition... Food production will decline and food prices will rise when diesel (oil) and fertilizer (natural gas) become prohibitively expensive. The disastrous depletion of soil and water resources will become abundantly clear when we cannot afford to prop up production artificially.
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About Steve Hallett
Steve Hallett is an author and associate professor at Purdue University, College of Agriculture, in the Department of Botony and Plant Pathology. He has also taught at McGill University and the University of Queensland.
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