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Resource Depletion; We Have Less Than 50 Years To Absolute Chaos.

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The Circular Graph starts at the year 2012 & increases by a 25 year scale each quarter. (2037 to the right, 2062 at the bottom & 2087 to the left). 

Catastrophic Resource Depletion, Environmental Collapse & Civilisation Decline is guaranteed this century & probably by about mid century.

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All About Human Supremacy: A Brief History of Our Deadly Addiction to Nitrogen Fertilizer

allabouthumansupremacy:

a tractor in a fieldFotokostic/Shutterstock

As investigators and rescuers move through a destroyed fertilizer factory in West, Texas, it makes me think about just what nitrogen fertilizer is, and why we use so much of it.

Nitrogen is one of the nutrient elements plants need to grow. Every apple or…

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One might argue that the earlier back-to-the-land resurgence in the late 60s has begun to bloom again and it is not simply thanks to an eager battalion of disillusioned twenty-somethings who forsook their sheepskin for a hair shirt on some desolate back road. What has happened is those who went back to the land then are now at the forefront of a new agriculture that is not as introverted and escapist but rather has developed an inclusive social conscience. Due to the deteriorating economic condition and our regional isolation, we have come to understand that, as farmers, we have a responsibility that extends beyond our doorsteps to the neighborhoods heretofore unable to grow their own food.

— JOHN LEE, Manager of Allandale Farm in Boston, MA
Edible Boston | Dec 2012 (via pluralistfarmer)
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The Town that Food Saved - Ben Hewitt
Ben Hewitt writes about the town of Hardwick, Vermont, from a relatively insider’s view (he’s from a town nearby) and paints a picture of an evolving food system for local economies. I especially enjoyed his compare-and-contrast approach to both new and old food providers in the town, and his willingness to leave large questions unanswered for the reader to ponder. Definitely a good read if you want to learn more about local food systems and the role they play in the economy and politics of the places they serve!
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Microsoft Word is the worst software in history

‘Microsoft Word takes simple tasks, and obfuscates them until they are impossible.  It fights against you every step of the way.’

So, I’m not alone on this one. Now, has anyone got any suggestions for what software to use to write my thesis on?

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(via Pictures - Bridge House - Photo: Sam Noonan - Architizer)
Reminiscent of Glenn Murcutt. Certainly touches the earth lightly.
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