tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post7973931578740061810..comments2024-02-19T04:50:58.170-08:00Comments on Shuck and Jive: CreationJohn Shuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-32089260209643242022007-09-19T16:13:00.000-07:002007-09-19T16:13:00.000-07:00Bob,It's no surprise that we let more trees grow. ...Bob,<BR/><BR/>It's no surprise that we let more trees grow. We do that because we don't need the land in order to grow food. Before the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_revolution" REL="nofollow">Green Revolution</A> (industrial farming - not environmental activism), more crops meant using more land. That's why at the turn of the century, around 80% of Americans lived in farming communities. Now, less than 20% do - because we are able to feed <A HREF="http://www.nass.usda.gov/Charts_and_Maps/Crops_County/index.asp" REL="nofollow">ourselves</A> and much of the <A HREF="http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=60122-bush-claims-wto" REL="nofollow">world</A>.<BR/><BR/>Yes...amazingly, free market advances have been <I>very</I> good for agricultural production and for our environmental sanity.Chris Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.com