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from the it's-only-natural-to-question-authority dept.
Around 80 percent of the land area in Europe is used for settlement, agriculture and forestry. In order to increase yields even further than current levels, exploitation is being intensified. Areas are being consolidated in order to cultivate them more efficiently using larger machines. Pesticides and fertilisers are increasingly being used and a larger number of animals being kept on grazing land. "Such measures increase yield but, overall, they also have negative impacts on biodiversity," says UFZ biologist Dr. Michael Beckmann. "This is because even agricultural areas offer fauna and flora a valuable habitat—which is something that is frequently not sufficiently taken into consideration."
Betteridge's law of headlines says no, but is more intensive farming really crowding out native species more than less intensive farming?
(Score: 2) by crafoo on Friday April 12 2019, @10:23PM (2 children)
..but how to maintain a healthy welfare state with declining youth population segment? Importing earners is the only answer.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by jmorris on Saturday April 13 2019, @05:05AM (1 child)
But that is the joke. No matter how you slice and dice the numbers one would be hard pressed to point to ANY identifiable group of immigrants into Europe that pays more in taxes than it takes in services. So they are losing money on every immigrant and making it up in volume.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by crafoo on Saturday April 13 2019, @02:51PM
I know, I just like repeating that insane argument because it's so paper-thin and obviously untrue, but it's the only argument even pretending to be rational that I get back when talking about the subject. It gives me a good laugh every time. After that it's just name-calling and screeching. There are just some things we cannot have a discussion about, I suppose.