Did you know? China is planting a belt of trees to protect land from the expanding Gobi Desert. This Great Green Wall is projected to extend some 4,480 kilometers (2,800 miles), stretching from outer Beijing through Inner Mongolia (Nei Monggol). Unfortunately, recent pressures to expand food production appear to have slowed this tree planting initiative. For more information view the text and data in Chapter 8 of Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Peak Water Consumption with Lester Brown - Beppe Grillo’s Blog
June 02, 2010
Lester Brown discusses the crude oil peak, that point where crude oil reserves will begin to run out, will be accompanied by a water peak in consumption on Beppe Grillo's Blog. Posted June 2, 2010.