Jonez
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Couldn't possibly be. This board has convinced me climate change doesn't even exist.
I'm happy to convince the hops, as soon as we have the results of the double blind testing to prove the changes are actually due to climate change.
I'd have thought that changes to the hop crops over several decades could be due to other reasons, or several other reasons, than "climate change".
Have they examined changes in agricultural practices, use of and types of fertilisers, cropping levels etc etc? Maybe the hops themselves are gradually changing their characteristics? Are the growers selecting the most productive varients of the hop rather than those with the best traditional quality characteristics? Just look at what's happened to tomatoes over the decades. That's not down to climate change, just commercial marketing reasons.
I'm all for doing our best to cut down on pollution etc as much as we realistically can, and save energy and water etc etc, but to put all our problems down to just carbon emissions or footprints is a somewhat simplistic view, in my opinion.
I'm happy to grow most of my own vegetables, and to do it organically. I don't waste water, I recapture most of what I use in brewing for my next batch. However, I don't feel guilty about using a bit of heating in winter to up my comfort level. During summer, we might run our aircon on about 7 or so of the hottest days, but no more. I worked darned hard for 43 years until I retired, and feel I've done my bit. I don't drive a gas guzzling car, I'm quite happy with a small mid sized 4 cylinder job. It's gets us where we need to go.
The little I can achieve in reducing my carbon footprint fades into total insignificance compared to the massive waste I see all around me. If the major cities can turn off their lights for earthday, why can't they program their computers and staff etc to do it all the time?
Rant over, I'm only on my second beer for the day. Flameproof suit still on.
Quick solution.
Poland, Denmark and Tasmania become major hop producing areas. The czech republic starts growing Chardonnay.
Cheers
I'm all for doing our best to cut down on pollution etc as much as we realistically can, and save energy and water etc etc, but to put all our problems down to just carbon emissions or footprints is a somewhat simplistic view, in my opinion.
Most of the crap I hear about how WE have to do something seems to actually mean THEY should do something.....
The best thing most of us could do for the environment is kill ourselves.
A suprisingly unpopular solution, for some reason...
Stuff climate change.
It's just a new method of taxation for governments, and a new money spinning market for the carbon permit traders.
Why else has Al Gore invested heavily in a carbon trading brokerage?
Yes, my flameproof suit has been donned.
Stuff climate change.
It's just a new method of taxation for governments, and a new money spinning market for the carbon permit traders.
Why else has Al Gore invested heavily in a carbon trading brokerage?
Yes, my flameproof suit has been donned.
Climate change all smells a bit like "waepons of mass destruction" to me.
Does anyone remember that in the 70's the world was convinced, by very smart people, that it was getting colder and we were heading into a new ice age? Same sheep different clothes, no?
that is part of alternative theory I mentioned. Anyway; the planet is warming, for whatever reason it is, and the article in the link says that hops crops are becoming lower in quality due to the change in the air temperature........ I do think the climate is warming but its a natural cycle IMO. Did the dinosours fart to much and cause the ice age?.......... well now its getting hot. Its natures way. It always finds a way to thin out the numbers when its time.
Hops...... there not the only thing that will suffer. There probably hasnt been a change but comercial requirememts have increased so they blame climate change and feed the HB marget lower quality products.
Rant over
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