100 year plan

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In a 100 years all white male democrats will look like that^^^

Planning too far ahead is wasteful.

One cannot know what will be valuable or rare with a century of technological advancements.

I remember buying compact fluorescents with replaceable tubes in the 80s. Figured I’d pay a little more upfront than the disposables and save later. By the time the tubes died the technology hade moved on and the disposables were cheaper than the plain replacement tubes that were no longer available anymore anyway.

Member all the money we pumped into the ground in the strategic oil reserves. Spent serious money with opec and now we’re an oil exporter again!

Also warmer is better for life!

Putting AGW aside, a warming globe could be a benefit to many. Canada and Russia are primarily wilderness that could be populated if they had better climates and can offer a wealth of resources. CO2 concentrations in the 300s are not far above starvation levels for many plants. Recommendations for hothouses are generally in the 800-1500 but even an increase to 550 has shown an increase in corn yields of 40-120%.

So an increase in CO2 and warmth would not only increase crop yields but increase farmable lands.

I think we should have the infrastructure in place. I'm not talking about just storing trillions of barrels in a factory I'm talking about keeping them in the ground. And for the person that mentioned weather Jesus did you not read my post. The global warming data is global. If trends continue the rest of the world is fricked trying to grow crops but not the US. Colorado and east is staying for the most part the same temps or cooling. The rest of the world is turning into an arizona desert or louisiana swamp. There are a lot of infrastructure issues and I do think there should at least be some panel discussions about long term energy viability and some other shite like on Die Hard where terrorists try to frick with the power grid. I think there is some significant investments that need to be made. America first. I also think there is some real value right now in long term farmland investments. Seriously go take a look at America's crop yields the last 20 years. They are increasing. I believe it is because of CO2 which is what plants love and need to turn into energy. It is a requirement for photosynthesis.

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The global warming data is manipulated globally.

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In 100 years the USA won't be able to do much beyond obeying whatever the Global Government says. At that point in US history, there will already be debates WRT whether to re-name the country.

Us crops yields are thriving as a whole. It feels like the rest of the world not so much. I think it is of vital importance to make it a discussion of national security somewhat. I'm not calling for government intervention or anything I just think it is important to the economic health of our nation. Many are worried about nuclear threats or bioligical threats to humans. But some terrorists fricking up a water supply or finding a way to destroy farmland should be something to think about.

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Hell no. I have quite a bit of seed stored. Not much ammo tho. Prolly only 200 rounds of shotgun shells. 100 rounds of 22. And maybe 50 of .270. my fishing equipment tho that is enormous. Just think there is so much arable land and the population is growing. The whole dynamic of food stock, urban farming, arable land, conservation, infrastructure and energy seems to be the last thing people think about. I feel like it is a topic that isn't addressed much by either party but is way more important than say healthcare. Farmers markets seem to be making a little comeback versus 15 years ago. Maybe I'm wrong tho. It just fascinates me.

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Well if Yellowstone pops we're all pretty much fricked unless we're able to go underground and somehow produce enough power to last through a couple of years of winter.

It takes approximately two tons of rice, beans, pastas, etc., etc., etc., per ten people per year to meet minimum caloric requirements plus the means to boil water and cook and clean not counting necessary sanitary items, medicines, etc. That's minimum. Twice that would be better. Lots and lots of clean water.

If Yellowstone pops other countries will invade eventually .... China will definitely take the west coast and move inwards for the resources.

Other possible calamities might be social collapse or an asteroid strike.

Sean Carroll says the most likely scenario is a solar flare .... which would negatively affect the entire globe but it would hit the industrialized countries the worse.

Small niche farming is making a comeback. That's a good thing.

Fresh water will be the biggie in the near future. It would behoove us to develop low impact low energy consumption desalination facilities in this country .... and soon.

Solar power is a good thing. Inverters and charge controllers have come a long way in the past decade. Systems need to be hardened.

Low cost high density energy storage cells are the holy grail. Lithpho batteries hold promise but they rely on some of those rare earth metals and they are expenaive.

You need more ammo.

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I have quite a bit of seed stored. Not much ammo tho. Prolly only 200 rounds of shotgun shells. 100 rounds of 22. And maybe 50 of .270. my fishing equipment tho that is enormous. Just think there is so much arable land and the population is growing. The whole dynamic of food stock, urban farming, arable land, conservation, infrastructure and energy seems to be the last thing people think about. I feel like it is a topic that isn't addressed much by either party but is way more important than say healthcare. Farmers markets seem to be making a little comeback versus 15 years ago.

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Kinda paranoid?

Just reminding everyone that there is nothing wrong with the environment.