On 29 May 2008, at 23:08, Alec Wood wrote: > This requires you to believe the Peak Oil Myth, Because without it > they couldn't get away charging $5.00 a gallon for gas. Does it matter either way? Situation A: the oil will run out - prices go up naturally, conventional farming becomes un-economic, we are forced to switch to organic farming Situation A: the oil companies and/or our governments are running a cartel - prices go up artifically, conventional farming becomes un- economic, we are forced to switch to organic farming The outcome looks the same to me. The question is, do our governments have a vested interest in making us eat grains? (And depending on what that interest it, do they know it?) Ashley