Unsustainable [PDF]
Jeffrey Dukes of the University of Massachusetts did some math, some estimation, and came up with some numbers. He was looking into fossil fuel consumption, and the amount of plant matter that was needed to generate the fossil fuel. The numbers are staggering. It takes about 23 tons of prehistoric plants to create 1 litre of gasoline. Today, that corresponds to farming 4.3 hectares of wheat to get a litre of gas. Everyday, we consume about 1 year's worth of prehistoric plant matter. All the fossil fuels we've been consuming since the beginning of the industrial revolution took about 13,300 years of plant growth. Now if that doesn't set off alarm bells, I'm not sure what the hell will. His report is published in the journal Climate Change.
Of Movies ...
Some movies that I have an interest in this month -- I will not get to them all. X-Men III: The Last Stand -- 'nuff said! No Logo - Brands, Globalization & Resistance -- based on the book of the same title, this movie is playing at the Bloor Cinema on June 29 & 30. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days -- the story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine , who, as part of the White Rose, was dedicated to the downfall of the Third Reich. The movie plays at the Bloor Cinema from June 25-27. Thank You For Smoking -- playing at the Bloor Cinema from June 23-37. Tsotsi -- a look at life in the ghettos outside of present-day Johannesburg, South Africa, through Tsotsi, a young thug. There is redemption for Tsotsi, and the film won the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It plays at the Bloor Cinema on June 14 & 16. Why We Fight -- a documentary that explores why America goes to war and the role of the military-industrial complex. This played today at the ...
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