The Power to Stop any Illusion of Problems: Behind the Manufactured Scarcity of Food & Water.: The Power To Stop Any Illusion Of Problems

By August Clark

Are you tired of hearing people constantly complain and moan about a world problem, but offer you no solutions as to what you can do to help resolve this issue?

This might be from close friends or family constantly taking a negative view on this particular issue, or even from hearing about the problem on the news, but not hearing any potential solutions.

Can you tell what problem I am talking about yet? Of course, I am talking about manufactured scarcity.

Anyone who vaguely follows this topic will know that it is consistently increasing in the US, but many don't know that it is also increasing across most other countries.

So, what can you and I do to help improve the situation?

The Power to Stop Any Illusion of Problems will help offer an insight into how these situations occur, in simple and understandable terms, so that you don't get confused or demotivated by too much technical jargon.

It will then also show you ways that positive change can be made, rather than just telling you about all the negative impacts of scarcity and making you feel as though all hope is lost.

You will be amazed at the content included in this book, and the detail that is provided for you to digest. But what really sets this book apart from its competitors is that the information is so well presented and easy to understand.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: J. Moss
• Release date: Jan 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201662004

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The Power to Stop Any Illusion of Problems - (behind the manufactured scarcity of food and water)

How organizing the world with love will create a better environment

August Clark

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Manufactured Scarcity

Government Regulation

Inflation

Status Quo

Chapter 2: Poverty

Hunger

Health

Means of Production

Chapter 3: Problems and Limitations of the Current Methods of Global Food Production

Health Problems

Hubs

Waste

Lack of Subsistence Farming

Depletion of Aquifers

Nutrient Pollution

Soil Degradation

Concentration of Wealth

Chapter 4: Solutions for Drought

Desalination

Distillation

Reverse Osmosis

Waste

Tow Icebergs

Rainwater Harvesting

Industrial Systems

Domestic Systems

Aquifers

Atmospheric Water Generator

Chinese Rain-Producing Machine

Chapter 5: Create Arable Land

Mycorrhizal Fungi

Ectomycorrhiza

Endomycorrhiza

Mix Soil With Subsoil

Composting Carcasses

Chapter 6: Grow Food Without Land

Hydroponics

Little Green Monster Method

Artificial Islands

Terracing

Underwater Farms

Chapter 7: Sustainable Fertilizers and Pesticides

Shivansh Farming

Urine from Predators

Diatomaceous Earth

Push-Pull Method

Tobacco

Home-made Fertilizers

Chapter 8: Reduce Waste

Smart Fertilizing Technology

Increase Production Sites and Hubs

Encourage Subsistence Farming

Smart Packaging

Chapter 9: Alternative Energy Sources

Hydropower

Solar

Photovoltaic

Concentrated Solar Power

Wind

Geothermal

Dry Steam

Flash

Binary Cycle

Ocean

Tidal

Wave

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Salinity Gradient

Biomass/Biofuel

Nuclear

Hydrogen Gas

Thermochemical

Electrolysis

Biological

Conclusion

References

Introduction

It’s easy to allow attention-grabbing headlines to make one feel discouraged at the current state of the world. Warnings about unsustainable population growth, extreme pollution, and depletion of natural resources are unable to be ignored, and serve as a constant reminder of the need for change. Only recently have scientists and researchers understood the true extent of the depletion of the Earth’s resources. Every year the arable land area of the earth decreases, along with water levels in major aquifers. Modern industry practices, which have now been proven harmful, were put into place at a time when nobody knew any better. Seventy years ago, when agriculture first began undergoing a radical transformation into what it is today, the world was just coming out of several harsh generations with new technology that promised to make the way forward a bit easier. Science has come a long way, and has uncovered an immense amount of information regarding sustainable farming practices that would be able to feed a population expected to continue to grow for the next century. Many current and widespread practices need to be reviewed and changed with this new information—and technology is making that feat easier to accomplish.

The current world population is over 7.7 billion. That number has never been so high, but the growth rate is slowing down, and on track to peak in 2100. The population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, and nearly 11 billion at its height in 2100 (United Nations, 2019). Although there will likely be continued growth for the next 80 years, that growth is not spread evenly across the globe. Increases in the population will primarily be seen in nine countries: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt, and the United States. In just over five years it’s expected that India will overtake China as the most populous country, while Sub-Saharan Africa will likely see their population double within 30 years (United Nations, 2019).

Not everywhere will experience accelerated population growth. Asia, Australia, Northern Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe will begin to decrease in numbers in the coming years—if they haven’t already begun that process. The global fertility rate (the average number of children born to a woman) fell from 3.2 to 2.5 between 1990 and 2019. It’s expected to further decrease to 2.2 by 2050. When that number falls to 2.0 or below, the population cannot replace itself and begins to decline (United Nations, 2020).

There’s no reason to feel defeated over the state of the world’s resources. Numerous recently discovered and implemented technologies show great promise in better utilizing the Earth’s water, land, and energy resources. Massive desalination plants are already in operation in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Dubai. Science and engineering have produced machinery that can condense clean water out of thin air, and is currently used for a wide variety of applications. Astonishingly, there are already plans in place to tow massive icebergs to water-starved areas. It seems an unlikely solution, but it’s actually economically and environmentally readable. There is immensely more knowledge of the components of healthy soil than at any other time before; and reclaiming arable land, or even farming without land, is happening right now.

Implementation of such technologies do not have to come at an environmental cost. There has been much advancement in what’s possible with alternative, clean energy sources. The possibilities extend far beyond solar and wind, although those technologies certainly have their place. Geothermal energy provides virtually unlimited supply, and power plants are often located in areas where other forms of energy are not so readily available.

Nobody on Earth needs to experience hunger or lack of water. With the right application of technologies and knowledge, our world can easily sustain all of its inhabitants.

Chapter 1: Manufactured Scarcity

The Earth Overshoot Day is calculated yearly to show the date that the Earth’s population uses all natural resources to support human life for the year. In 2021 that date is July 29. If the entire world lived the way we do in the United States and Canada, that date would be March 14. Nicaraguans, Ecuadorians, and Indonesians are among those who live the most sustainable lives in the world—but even they need more annual resources than are truly available.

Earth Overshoot Day is an estimate, and therefore, not completely accurate. It also feels rather gloomy, making it seem like the possibility of overcoming current problems is slim. This is far from the truth, as there are vast amounts of untapped resources, along with new knowledge, methods, and technologies that are likely to soon make waves in the global food distribution network. Energy sources are a major part of why resources seem to be expended at such an accelerated rate. The burning of fossil fuels for energy is an integral part of large, modern food production and processing operations. In the last few years, major changes in the ways energy is sourced and used have been implemented, and are already making a noticeable difference. Between 2019 and 2020 there was a 9.3% decline in the global ecological footprint. The carbon footprint was down 14.5% and the forest product footprint was reduced 8.4% for the same time period (Earth Overshoot Day, 2021). By taking advantage of clean energy and working to conserve water reservoirs, much can be done to ensure that Earth can comfortably provide for all of its inhabitants.

10 billion people is widely believed to be the maximum carrying capacity for Earth (Wolchover, 2011). Half of all habitable land is currently used for agriculture. Five billion hectares of agricultural land is in use, 4 billion of which is used for livestock and its feed, leaving around one billion hectares devoted to crops meant for human consumption. Reducing the amount of animal products in the modern diet would go a long way in conserving the arable land area on Earth. Although livestock and its feed account for 77% of agricultural land use, calories from animal sources only account for 18% of the total global calorie supply and 37% of global protein supply (Ritchie, Roser, 2013). It is said that if humans were all to adopt a plant-based diet, total land used for agriculture would be reduced by 75%. A huge amount of grassland is used for raising cattle. In fact, it takes 100 times more land to produce a kilocalorie of beef than it does to produce the same amount of calories for a plant-based replacement (Ritchie, 2021). Of course, not all pastureland is suitable for crops; but over 1 billion additional acres could be available for other uses if the cattle population was reduced by a substantial amount. There are obviously vast differences in the measure of animal products consumed in developed versus developing countries. A lot of land resources could be saved if those on the high-end of meat and dairy consumption cut their usage back by just one third. The best use of agricultural land and water resources is for humans to continue to