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Posted Sun Oct 5 2008: from Geological Society of America via ScienceDaily:
Topsoil's Limited Turnover: A Crisis In Time http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1223244661
...Records show that topsoil erosion, accelerated by human civilization and conventional agricultural practices, has outpaced long-term soil production. Earth's continents are losing prime agricultural soils even as population growth and increased demand for biofuels claim more from this basic resource.
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What a shame if topsoil plays out, but thank goodness we'll always have drive-thru windows!

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