They believe this indicates fire was used to encourage the growth of plants, such as hazelnuts, crab apples and raspberries, all which were eaten at the site.

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But Fairchild, who was an observant plantsman and a meticulous record-keeper, was in a better position than the academic botanist to study the growth of plants in practice.

ECONOMIST: Of a practical nature

The author Franklin Loehr concluded that plants for which people prayed showed a better rate of survival and growth than plants which did not enjoy the benefit of prayer.

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Normal people also realize that it is better to have a world that is conducive to plant growth, even though ragweed is one of those plants, than to have a world that is hostile to plant growth.

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Most of the demand growth will come from natural gas-fired power plants, which emit 60% less carbon than coal burners.

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Reductions in sunlight reduce photosynthesis, but clouds and atmospheric particles scatter sunlight, meaning plants are then able to convert more of the available sunlight into growth because fewer leaves are in the shade.

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Because of its dense growth, it blocks sunlight from reaching the lake's native aquatic plants, which affects fish and other marine life-- and those who make their livelihoods catching them.

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Plus China, currently fueling 30% of the world's economic growth, plans to add between 200 and 400 power plants, an approved 300 gigawatts, but it does not yet have the water lined up for their construction or operation.

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We tramp through a landscape of shrunken brown plants, dried husks crunching under our feet as Marion searches for some small sign of fruitful growth.

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