SOC 808 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Steam Whistle, Sustainability, Intensive Farming
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The distance food travels from the time of its production until it reaches the consumer. The food system causes 15-18% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Mechanization of agriculture and transportation of food required over-reliance on fossil fuels. Not just related to transportation - almost all parts of food system require energy from production waste management. Every time we eat, we are essentially eating oil. Our huner for cheap (cid:494)green(cid:495) energy = conversion of traditional food and feed sources (cid:523)corn(cid:524) to biofuel and. Major contributor to rise in global food prices, increased cost of corn = increased cost of meat. *steam whistle trucks use oil - from french fries biodiesel. Traditional commons have seldom been owned privately and provided traditional access to peasant farmers. Local governments used there to sign leases with the rich nations or funds and drove peasants off land.
