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A shocking outline of the interlinked crises in energy and agriculture — and appropriate responsesThe 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 US 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.Eating Fossil Fuels examines the interlinked crises of energy and agriculture and highlights some startling findings:The world-wide expansion of agriculture has appropriated fully 40% of the photosynthetic capability of this planet.The Green Revolution provided abundant food sources for many, resulting in a population explosion well in excess of the planet's carrying capacity.Studies suggest that without fossil fuel based agriculture, the US could only sustain about two thirds of its present population. For the planet as a whole, the sustainable number is estimated to be about two billion.Concluding that the effect of energy depletion will be disastrous without a transition to a sustainable, relocalized agricult

Author

Dale Allen Pfeiffer

Publisher

Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781550923766

Subjects

Home & Lifestyle, Agriculture, Science

Rating

3.77 / 5 (68 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13