Monday, November 29, 2010

Should we give $45 trillion to fraudsters so some guy can grow 215 varieties of potatoes within a few meters of a glacier?

A climate [hoax] journey: From the peaks of the Andes to the Amazon's oilfields | Environment | The Guardian
4,100m (13,450ft) Pampa Corral, near Cusco, Peru: The farmer Julio Hanneco grows 215 varieties of potatoes in his highland village. "I live close to two glaciers. They used to give us light in the night and water. I would only have to walk a few metres and I could touch one. Now they have gone. It takes a whole day to get close to one. There have been so many changes in the climate and I don't understand what is happening. The seasons used to be certain and we would know when to plant crops. I feel disoriented. I fear soon we will have no water. If that happens it would be the end of the world for us."

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