The once and future carbohydrate economy.(GREEN ECONOMY)
American Prospect, The, April, 2006 by Morris, David
HIGH OIL PRICES, ENERGY SECURITY CONCERNS, AND A GROWING awareness of climate change have put the prospect of a carbohydrate economy back on the public agenda. The successful substitution of living plants for fossilized plants would profoundly and positively influence the future of agriculture, the environment, world trade, and energy security. Whether the result will truly benefit farmers, the world economy, and the natural environment depends on the nature of the policies we design to achieve that transformation.
LESS THAN 200 YEARS AGO, INDUSTRIALIZING societies were ...
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