Re: [CTRL] YahooNews: Land Database Reveals Human-Induced Changes to Earth
-Caveat Lector- Hmmm! Humans increase in numbers; humans are technological animals; humans consume natural resources in order to facilitate their existence; humans develop the means by which to detect their influence on the global infrastructure. Gee whiz, looks like these scientists get the No Shit Sherlock Award for the month. Further: Addressing attendees at a recently held open science conference held under the auspices of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, the researchers say this issue must be addressed now, before it is too late, since there is no substitute for natural resources. Bullshit. Nearly all of the earth's natural resources are renewable. Those which aren't may be replaced. This presumes, of course, that we are not stupid enough to harvest any one species to the point of extinction (a big presumption). According to the scientists, agriculture is the biggest user of land, Oh, God! How will we ever replace the land!! Stop all agriculture! with about 12 percent of the entire terrestrial surface used for this purpose. Damn! I had no idea the figure was that high. I'll quit eating immediately--NOT! This amounts to the entire surface area of South America. Which would be used for what other purpose? :-) However, fast on the heels of agriculture is urbanization says Ramankutty. Leave us alone for ten minutes and we'll live and breed like rats. Historically, we lost forest to crop land. Now we are losing crop land to urban areas, he says. More rats!! Oh no! We need a war to thin the herd! Ethnic cleansing on behalf of the planet, that's the ticket! :-) A few of the notable points brought out by the researchers include: That they could be replaced by trained chimps? Half of the world's supply of fresh water is now appropriated by humans; Only half? We're wasting water! We could have it ALL! Since 1700, nearly 20 percent of the world's forests and woodlands have disappeared; Maybe the scientists would make better use of their time planting trees than coming up with ridiculous reports stating the obvious. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have risen by nearly a third since the industrial revolution. Anybody know where these guys can get a volcano-sized butt plug? This trend will only continue as the global population continues to grow along with the per capita consumption of goods and services derived from natural resources. Moreover, in some parts of the world intensive agriculture is exhausting the land, I can hear the wheezing from here. :-) permanently removing acreage from production and the natural resource base. Until the land is fertilized, aerated, irrigated and put back into production that is. Jesus, these guys went to college for this? Edward + The desire to rule is the mother of heresies. ~ St. John Chrysostom http://www.global-connector.com ~~ A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] YahooNews: Land Database Reveals Human-Induced Changes to Earth
-Caveat Lector- Yahoo News Land Database Reveals Human-Induced Changes to Earth AMSTERDAM, August 1, 2001 - Scientists have long said that humans are changing the Earth's landscape at a rapid rate but for the first time, concrete evidence shows just how much, prompting one of the researchers to say We're hitting a threshold of available global natural resources. This is the warning of University of Wisconsin-Madison environmental scientist Navin Ramankutty, who along with Kees Klein Goldewijk, of the Dutch National Institute of Public Health in Amsterdam, has chronicled the impact humans have made on the Earth's landscape over the past 300 years. Addressing attendees at a recently held open science conference held under the auspices of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, the researchers say this issue must be addressed now, before it is too late, since there is no substitute for natural resources. According to the scientists, agriculture is the biggest user of land, with about 12 percent of the entire terrestrial surface used for this purpose. This amounts to the entire surface area of South America. However, fast on the heels of agriculture is urbanization says Ramankutty. Historically, we lost forest to crop land. Now we are losing crop land to urban areas, he says. To arrive at their conclusions, the researchers combined records such as agricultural land surveys, tax rolls and census data, and satellite imagery. Ramankutty says the database that emerged from this convergence of information provides a comprehensive picture of the growing dominance of human land use on global land-cover patterns. Data sets, he notes, could be used within global climate models and global ecosystem models to gain insight into the influence of land cover change on climate and biological and geochemical cycles. A few of the notable points brought out by the researchers include: Half of the world's supply of fresh water is now appropriated by humans; Si nce 1700, nearly 20 percent of the world's forests and woodlands have disappeared; and Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have risen by nearly a third since the industrial revolution. This trend will only continue as the global population continues to grow along with the per capita consumption of goods and services derived from natural resources. Moreover, in some parts of the world intensive agriculture is exhausting the land, permanently removing acreage from production and the natural resource base. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
