Pedology

 

Thank you, Erik, for providing specific conditions regarding an important ancillary requirement to achieve ERoEI* = 1.0. In fact it was the lack of a scientific theory of soil preservation that drove the invasion of the New World by our predatory ancestors and fugitives from a Europe the soil of which had been abused to the point of exhaustion. There is no more "New World"; so, pedology and other sciences are essential.

However, there is nothing like the difficulties of renewable energy which in fact subsumes pedology. We must not let those who wish to preserve the status quo prevent us from recognizing the economic changes required by the well-understood definition of sustainability by presenting imaginary complications for purposes of their own.

Perhaps they now have comfortable livings; and, therefore, wish to avoid moving on to the next political stage.