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Energy, Agriculture, And Food: National, County, City Considerations, Gigi Berardi
Energy, Agriculture, And Food: National, County, City Considerations, Gigi Berardi
Gigi Berardi
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the available information, assess the specific situation in Whatcom County, and make recommendations on reducing vulnerability to peak oil. The paper includes a discussion of energy use in agriculture, identification of particularly vulnerable areas, and suggestion of ways to reduce the vulnerability of the county‘s agriculture and, indeed, the entire food system to peak oil and volatile energy prices.
Energy, Agriculture, And Food: National, County, City Considerations, Gigi M. Berardi
Energy, Agriculture, And Food: National, County, City Considerations, Gigi M. Berardi
Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the available information, assess the specific situation in Whatcom County, and make recommendations on reducing vulnerability to peak oil. The paper includes a discussion of energy use in agriculture, identification of particularly vulnerable areas, and suggestion of ways to reduce the vulnerability of the county‘s agriculture and, indeed, the entire food system to peak oil and volatile energy prices.