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The Iran war: Potential food security impacts Problems in the Strait of Hormuz reverberate globally.

I found this article by Joseph Glauber at @ifpri.org to be informative and even-handed.

It’s worth a read especially if you are trying to navigate all the stories (and hot takes) about global energy and fertilizer markets, and effects on prices and food security in different places.

The “eat more protein!!!” message is popping up all over, usually in the context of encouraging more meat.

This could have huge impacts on land use requirements, water use & pollution, emissions etc.

Americans consume >200 pounds of meat/person/year. We should eat more plants/less meat instead.

Stachys pilosa, our Prairie Woundwart, blooming south of Boulder in a ditch #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to Sep. 13 🌿

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Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry Former US secretary of state says oil shock driven by war in Iran highlights dangers of reliance on fossil fuels

Former US Sec State John Kerry:

Countries were lining up to be either “electrostates” or petrostates, with the former enjoying greater national security and the latter risking fragility, he warned. (4/x)

#cleanenergyisnationalsecurity

fancy some protein cold foam with your Starbucks coffee?

Evolutionary adaptation to global change reduces sustainable fisheries yields Global warming is altering the fisheries that underpin food security, but projections of these impacts generally exclude evolutionary processes. We describe a model that forecasts how fish will adapt ...

Fish will have to adapt to a warming world, what will that adaptation do to fisheries yields? We answer that question today in Science. I’ll summarise our findings very briefly in this thread
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

This Flavor-Packed Burger Saves As Many Emissions As Taking 2 Million Cars Off the Road Blending mushrooms into burgers improves their taste while lowering emissions, saving water and reducing land demand.

Yes. Mushrooms are great for blending into burgers too. Improves taste and sustainability.

Just a few examples seen while walking around in the past month:

The “eat more protein!!!” message is popping up all over, usually in the context of encouraging more meat.

This could have huge impacts on land use requirements, water use & pollution, emissions etc.

Americans consume >200 pounds of meat/person/year. We should eat more plants/less meat instead.

Also, learn from recent supply disruption experiences related to COVID and the war in Ukraine.

Points include:
-20-30% of oil, LNG, and fertilizer exports pass through strait
-Prices for all are up
-Immediate food security impacts for import-dependent Persian Gulf countries
-Prolonged conflict more likely to affect broader food prices, agricultural input uses, and planting decisions

Also, @jwglauber.bsky.social is on Bluesky!

The Iran war: Potential food security impacts Problems in the Strait of Hormuz reverberate globally.

I found this article by Joseph Glauber at @ifpri.org to be informative and even-handed.

It’s worth a read especially if you are trying to navigate all the stories (and hot takes) about global energy and fertilizer markets, and effects on prices and food security in different places.

You'd be surprised on Bluesky.............

Unfortunately it only works for fish

🎸 WHOA, WE’RE HALFWAY THERE
WHOA-OH, SALMON IN THE AIR 🎸

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Can this be a solution?

This just in: Sun agrees to release infinity million barrels of sunshine every morning

Correct

Ah you’re right! I only knew about the first one from the 1990s and also didn’t know it was a cover of a song from the 1950s. Thanks for the correction.

Thanks - did not know about the update!

Oooops I have now become aware that the original song’s lyrics are from the 1950s. Here is a 2009 update that corrects some inaccuracies.

It’s about 93 million miles away, and that’s why it looks so small

They Might Be Giants - Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) YouTube video by TMBGkids

Ok now you need to listen to this song about the sun by @tmbg.bsky.social

This just in: Sun agrees to release infinity million barrels of sunshine every morning

Toasted everything bagel obviously