Salsa Lovers Unite!

Hot house tomato growers have discovered that enriching their crops with high levels of Carbon Dioxide (C02) produce bigger sturdier plants and higher yields of fruit with increased levels of Calcium, which translates into more money in the grower’s pocket. All of which is good news for farmers as well as for those of us that love salsa.

It is also good news if you love cucumbers, lettuce or just like to look at flowers. C02 is a natural fertilizer for plants, which allows them to grow faster, larger, produce greater yields and to live in drier climates. Warming of the climate is also good for plants. Warmer temperatures stimulate plant growth and provide longer growing seasons. Perhaps most importantly, more plant life provides more food for animals. All of which benefits human health, prosperity and happiness particularly if you like a little carne-asada with your salsa.

In addition to an abundance of food, there are other economic and societal benefits to “global warming.” A 2006 study showed that the “reduction of wintertime mortality would be several times larger than the increase in summertime heat-stress related mortality.” Economist Thomas Gale Moore calculated that “if temperatures were 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the U.S., 41,000 fewer people would die each year from respiratory and circulation diseases.” (more…)

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Tags: Carbon Dioxide, farming, food, Global warming
Posted Mar 30th 2009 at 10:35 am in Politics | 107850No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jphillips/2009/03/30/salsa-lovers-unite/Salsa+Lovers+Unite%212009-03-30+17%3A35%3A26Joseph+C.+Phillips