The roman empire fell because it ran out of wood/forest. It's also the reason they expanded so quickly was that they were running through forests like a baby does diapers.
I've laughed at the recent switch from plastic back to paper [straws,grocery bags, etc.] because of this inconvenient fact.
The roman empire fell because it ran out of wood/forest. It's also the reason they expanded so quickly was that they were running through forests like a baby does diapers.
I've laughed at the recent switch from plastic back to paper [straws,grocery bags, etc.] because of this inconvenient fact.
We have almost unlimited coal.