[GJM] Ref for U.S. Oil useage for War & Largest U.S. agriculture sector lawns

[mary rose]

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Did you know that the U.S. uses 60 - 80% of its oil fighting wars in order to get more oil? 

The "voracious" US use of oil is based on two factors, first the lack of development of viable alternative energy sources that preseves the monopolies, and second the fact that somewhere between 60-80% (reports in 85 and projections to 2000) of all US oil use (and it is at least 60% of global oil use by 4% of the world's population) is military use. This means that we are fighting wars to preserve access to oil needed to fight the wars. That's a "national interest" I guess. 
http://www.ratical.org/ratville/JFK/JohnJudge/911analysis.html  (Scroll down to 2001, 2nd paragraph) 

The above information was contained in a recent e-mail message that crossed my desktop, and this large percentage and the "national interest" emphasis caught my eye.  However, I am unable to locate the message at this time. Curiously, after seaching the web for some time, I have been unable to locate any reference to amount of oil use other than the one above.   

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Did you know that the largest U.S. agricultural sector is LAWNS?  Incredibly, lawns use more equipment, labor, fuel, and agricultural chemicals than all large-scale farming in the United States, making it the largest agricultural sector?  . 

Source:  Gardening for the Future of the Earth:  Howard-Yana Shapiro, Ph.D. and John Harrisson, January 2000, published by Bantam Books, Copyright by Seeds of Change, Inc. (pages 66 - 67) 

This book is now out of print.  Seeds of Change was sold to Del Monte Fruit Company several years ago and the book was discontinued at that time.  A new and unopened copy of it is available through Amazon.com for $90.22 along with 5 other used copies in the $20 - 30 price range.  .   

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0553375334/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all   
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