{"id":215078,"date":"2022-07-15T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/?p=215078"},"modified":"2022-07-15T15:06:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T21:06:27","slug":"why-are-farmer-protests-sparking-up-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/why-are-farmer-protests-sparking-up-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are farmer protests sparking up around the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<p>How many Canadians are aware of the massive protests taking place around the world today? Or if you are aware of the protests, do you know what&#8217;s at the root of the upheaval? No matter how much faith you have in our legacy media you will have to admit even if you agree with the way they present information, they do seem to completely leave out some really important issues altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, there&#8217;s so much going on the shear amount of upheaval taking place around the globe is certainly hard to keep up with. \u00a0This simple meme adapted from a photo of the leaders of the G8 taken just a couple of weeks ago shows that British leader\u00a0Boris Johnson and Italian leader Mario Draghi are already gone and asks &#8220;Who is next?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>a<img data-attachment-id=\"215099\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/why-are-farmer-protests-sparking-up-around-the-world\/tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?fit=680%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"680,453\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tvrd-G8-leaders-gone-image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?fit=680%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215099 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?resize=680%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?resize=80%2C54&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.todayville.com\/calgary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/tvrd-tvrd-g8-leaders-gone-image-2022-07-15.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Considering the war in Ukraine, the fall of Boris Johnson, and our own inflation maybe it&#8217;s no surprise we find little &#8216;mainstream&#8217; information out there about the farmer protests. \u00a0But these are far too important for us to ignore. \u00a0At least two nations are undergoing demonstrations that make Canada&#8217;s Freedom Convoy appear quaint in comparison. \u00a0In the Netherlands, tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting, sometimes violently for months now. \u00a0In Sri Lanka discontent has been ramping up since the springtime. \u00a0While issues as diverse as inflation and the war in Ukraine are sited as causes, the root of the unrest in both countries comes down to the way their governments are treating farmers.<\/p>\n<p>In the short videos and articles shared below, we set out to give you a much better understanding of what is happening, and most importantly, why.<\/p>\n<div class=\"item style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">First up, Dutch farmers angered by government plans that may require them to use less fertilizer and reduce livestock blocked a highway as part of a day of protests in the Netherlands this week.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">This report is from the GBN family. <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHJjSm42OWxYSlBUWEM1STJhc2tWTXpaUEc2QXxBQ3Jtc0trLWxVYUN2SEw4dXdPU3hleE9RSXhEMVBENXpxS1pQS0RXcXJNN1h4dXE3Z2Z5S2d0aXYtb0YxQ1JOVVZlZ1hqRU5sTFNZcHpfcjBXemRRSlpsamV3OTNDS2dTOUg5a2N6Q1VPc1hHYWhQSFlFR3ItRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gbnews.uk%2Ffreegbapp&amp;v=7yKVN2pKFXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.gbnews.uk\/freegbapp<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\u2018It\u2019s a global issue that\u2019s going to hit Europe.\u2019 | Dutch farmers protest country&#8217;s net zero policy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='740' height='417' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7yKVN2pKFXI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/h3>\n<h3><em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelshellenberger.substack.com\/p\/dutch-farmers-revolt-against-green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Shellenberger on Substack<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n<div class=\"single__header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"post-header\">\n<h2 class=\"post-title short unpublished\">Dutch Farmers Revolt Against Green Elites<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">Even Mick Jagger is sympathetic<\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-subheader meta-subheader\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"facepile bylines-facepile\">\n<div class=\"facepile-faces\">\n<div class=\"profile-hover-wrapper\"><a class=\"facepile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/profile\/2255433-michael-shellenberger?utm_source=author-byline-face\"><img class=\"facepile-face first-face\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_64,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73fa47cc-e820-4ddd-b5ea-41b4100d7816_662x877.jpeg?w=740&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a class=\"byline-profile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/profile\/2255433-michael-shellenberger\">\u00a0Michael Shellenberger<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"available-content\">\n<div class=\"body markup paywall-files\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a class=\"image-link image2\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg?resize=740%2C496&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg?resize=740%2C496&#038;ssl=1 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"496\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/8d182f3e-849d-470f-8657-2d6fd09f4f22_5440x3648.jpeg&quot;,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:976,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3181082,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>Zijn er ook boeren<\/em>?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2022\/07\/09\/farmers-freedom-convoy-takes-aim-strict-dutch-net-zero-regulations\/\" rel=\"\">shouted<\/a> Mick Jagger, in Dutch, into the microphone at a Rolling Stones concert in the Netherlands last week. \u201cAre there any farmers in the house?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dutch farmers make for an unlikely <em>cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre<\/em>. For starters, most are conservative, not liberal. And they are fighting <em>against<\/em> stricter environmental regulations, not for them.<\/p>\n<p>Yet they are winning over liberal-minded people like me who sympathize with the family farmers who provide us with our daily bread and yet receive so little respect from society\u2019s ruling elites.<\/p>\n<p>And now they\u2019re inspiring protests by other farmers across Europe, including in Germany, Poland and Italy. Along with the protests that <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelshellenberger.substack.com\/p\/green-dogma-behind-fall-of-sri-lanka\" rel=\"\">brought down the government of Sri Lanka<\/a>, they constitute a growing global revolt against green elites.<\/p>\n<p>I have <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelshellenberger.substack.com\/p\/netherlands-goes-nuclear-in-massive\" rel=\"\">praised<\/a> the current Dutch government for being sensible on matters like climate change. Last year it <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelshellenberger.substack.com\/p\/netherlands-goes-nuclear-in-massive\" rel=\"\">embraced<\/a> nuclear energy, one of the first Western nations to do so since the 2011 Fukushima accident spooked the world.<\/p>\n<p>But the government\u2019s poor treatment of its farmers has shocked me. The prime minister recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2022\/07\/09\/farmers-freedom-convoy-takes-aim-strict-dutch-net-zero-regulations\/\" rel=\"\">called<\/a> the protesting farmers \u201ca \u2013 \u2013 holes,\u201d and sniffed, \u201cIt is not acceptable to create dangerous situations.\u201d And yet it was a Dutch police officer, not a farmer, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2022\/07\/09\/farmers-freedom-convoy-takes-aim-strict-dutch-net-zero-regulations\/\" rel=\"\">inexplicably fired<\/a> on a 16-year-old boy driving a tractor. Luckily, he wasn\u2019t injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tweet\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShellenbergerMD\/status\/1546130377449676800?s=20&amp;t=7EWaDc5OeEkvMbCGF0CYVQ&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;The uprisings in Sri Lanka &amp;amp; Netherlands seem unrelated but they\u2019re both reactions to governing green elites trying to destroy modern farming by restricting fertilizer use. Farmer resistance is appropriate and merits our solidarity. \\n\\n&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;ShellenbergerMD&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Michael Shellenberger&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;Sun Jul 10 13:53:02 +0000 2022&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;retweet_count&quot;:4626,&quot;like_count&quot;:14638,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-agriculture-pollution-58f6c899530f5e9f05e9964da8c328da&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/ba646b68-262a-4d89-baf8-4c942966b340_3000x2000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;MAASLAND, Netherlands (AP) \u2014 Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because distribution centers are blocked by farmers. Then, at dusk, a police officer pulls his pistol and shoots at a tractor.&quot;,&quot;domain&quot;:&quot;apnews.com&quot;},&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShellenbergerMD\/status\/1546130377449676800?s=20&amp;t=7EWaDc5OeEkvMbCGF0CYVQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The uprisings in Sri Lanka &amp; Netherlands seem unrelated but they\u2019re both reactions to governing green elites trying to destroy modern farming by restricting fertilizer use. Farmer resistance is appropriate and merits our solidarity. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"expanded-link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-agriculture-pollution-58f6c899530f5e9f05e9964da8c328da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"expanded-link-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_600,h_314,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba646b68-262a-4d89-baf8-4c942966b340_3000x2000.jpeg?w=740&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"expanded-link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-agriculture-pollution-58f6c899530f5e9f05e9964da8c328da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"expanded-link-title\">Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts<\/span><span class=\"expanded-link-description\">MAASLAND, Netherlands (AP) \u2014 Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because distribution centers are blocked by farmers. Then, at dusk, a police officer pulls his pistol and shoots at a tractor.<\/span><span class=\"expanded-link-domain\">apnews.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button-wrapper\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/michaelshellenberger.substack.com\/p\/dutch-farmers-revolt-against-green?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&amp;token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo5ODk0Nzk2OCwiaWF0IjoxNjU3OTAyNjY0LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjc5NDAwIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.dEw4odszU5HWzHB_5veFBtsR8CFKnRpDkiB98Crjlak&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelshellenberger.substack.com\/p\/dutch-farmers-revolt-against-green?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&amp;token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo5ODk0Nzk2OCwiaWF0IjoxNjU3OTAyNjY0LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjc5NDAwIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.dEw4odszU5HWzHB_5veFBtsR8CFKnRpDkiB98Crjlak\" rel=\"\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While nitrogen pollution worsens climate change, the government says its main motivation for reducing it is about protecting its nature areas. Scientists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/nitrogen-crisis-jam-packed-livestock-operations-has-paralyzed-dutch-economy\" rel=\"\">say<\/a> that in 118 of 162 of the Netherlands\u2019 nature preserves nitrogen deposits are 50% higher than they should be.<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt the Dutch should do more to protect their nature areas. The country <a href=\"https:\/\/nos-nl.translate.goog\/collectie\/13901\/artikel\/2436073-het-stikstofprobleem-is-echt-nederlands-uitgelegd-in-acht-grafieken?_x_tr_sl=nl&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en&amp;_x_tr_pto=sc\" rel=\"\">produces<\/a> four times more nitrogen pollution than the European average, due to its intensive animal agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands is the largest exporter of meat in Europe and the second largest exporter of food overall after the United States, a remarkable feat for a nation half the size of Indiana. Food exports generate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.nl\/en-gb\/news\/2022\/03\/agricultural-exports-exceeded-100-billion-euros-in-2021\" rel=\"\">more than $100 billion a year<\/a> in revenue. Experts attribute the nation\u2019s success to its farmers\u2019 embrace of technological innovation.<\/p>\n<p>But even many on the political left say the government demands are too extreme, based on radical green fantasies and dodgy science. \u201cIt seems to be very fast,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-agriculture-pollution-58f6c899530f5e9f05e9964da8c328da\" rel=\"\">said<\/a>Wim de Vries, a professor at Wageningen University and Research who 10 years ago made <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads.thebreakthrough.org\/legacy\/blog\/Planetary%20Boundaries%20web.pdf\" rel=\"\">alarmist claims<\/a> about \u201cplanetary boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What, exactly, is going on?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom \">\n<div class=\"AV61e05d9cf42b9f6865533ef7\">\n<div id=\"aniBox\">\n<div id=\"aniplayer_AV61e05d9cf42b9f6865533ef7-1657901992674\">\n<div id=\"aniplayer_AV61e05d9cf42b9f6865533ef7-1657901992674gui\">\n<p><strong><em>Michael Shellenberger is the author of \u201cApocalypse Never\u201d and a Time Magazine \u201cHero of the Environment.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The situation in Sri Lanka is even more volatile where food shortages are already affecting 1 in 5 people and threatening the majority of the remaining population.\u00a0The situation this week turned extremely dangerous as massive crowds forced the President to resign. \u00a0More on that below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2022\/jun\/18\/sri-lankas-agriculture-minister-forced-to-flee-premises-after-being-jeered-by-farmers-report-2467121.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news article from The New Indian Express<\/a> was published back on June 18. <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sri Lanka&#8217;s agriculture minister forced to flee premises after being jeered by farmers: Report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom \">\n<div class=\"AV61e05d9cf42b9f6865533ef7\">\n<div id=\"aniBox\">\n<div id=\"aniplayer_AV61e05d9cf42b9f6865533ef7-1657901992674\">\n<div id=\"aniplayer_AV61e05d9cf42b9f6865533ef7-1657901992674gui\">\n<p>COLOMBO: Sri Lanka&#8217;s Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera on Saturday was jeered by a group of farmers who protested his visit to an agriculture-related programme in Tissamaharama, a town situated in the country&#8217;s southern province in Hambantota district, forcing him to flee the premises.<\/p>\n<p>Amaraweera visited the Tissamaharama Divisional Secretariat on Saturday to attend an agriculture-related programme.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his arrival, a group of angry locals, consisting mostly of farmers, gathered opposite the local government body and staged a protest, according to web portal newsfirst.lk.<\/p>\n<p>When the minister attempted to inquire, chaos broke out forcing the minister to flee the premises, the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka&#8217;s economic meltdown has taken a severe toll on the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>A blanket ban on the use of chemical fertilisers imposed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in April 2021 has caused a crippling blow to rice production in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has predicted that by September this year, around four to five million out of the country&#8217;s 22 million population could be directly affected by food shortage.<\/p>\n<p>In such a grim scenario, farmers across the island nation have been forced to abandon their fields.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Cabinet also approved a move to grant government officials one leave per week for the next three months to engage in agriculture to mitigate the approaching food crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Sri Lanka Army will also take part in a farming drive aimed at cultivating over 1,500 acres of barren or abandoned state land to multiply food production and avert any shortage in the future, newsfirst.lk reported.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka which is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1948.<\/p>\n<p>The economic crisis has led to an acute shortage of essential items like food, medicine, cooking gas, fuel and toilet paper, with Sri Lankans being forced to wait in lines for hours outside stores to buy fuel and cooking gas.<\/p>\n<p>The nearly bankrupt country, with an acute foreign currency crisis that resulted in foreign debt default, announced in April that it is suspending nearly USD 7 billion foreign debt repayment due for this year out of about USD 25 billion due through 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka&#8217;s total foreign debt stands at USD 51 billion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<h3><em>This report from Aljazeera dated March 30, 2022 shows how this hunger crisis has been brewing for months.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='740' height='417' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nHWMzuy3yBE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content font-serif\">\n<p>This week massive crowds stormed the Presidential Secretariat and then the Presidential House resulting in the President leaving the country and stepping down.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Here&#8217;s a report on the fall of the government from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoMdktPbSTixAyNGwb-UYkQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky 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