Farming is hugely energy intensive, you think it's just the sun? Fertilisers, machinery use large amounts of oil and gas. Never mind the amount of water that is required.
Yes, NOW. The US was one of the largest agrarian cultures on the planet, and we didn't have oil until the 1850's. Spin again Colin.
This place has really gone the tubes.
Oh, you mean, This place has really gone down the tubes. Well to pay some homage to Mr. Carlin, 'It would seem to me, one country, one tube. But is every state all of a sudden have to have its own tube now? One tube is all you need. But a tube that big? Somebody would have seen it by now. "Hey Joey! Get a load of these *****' tubes!" '
All your files have been destroyed (sorry). Paul.