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The nitrogen conspiracy
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Without nitrogen compounds, there would be no life on Earth: no protein, no DNA, no chlorophyll. The atmosphere is full of this raw material. However, for billions of years, only lightning and bacteria were able to bind these elements to form the basis of life. This only changed in 1913, when the chemical industry began synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen—for artificial fertilizers, but also for the munitions of the First World War: „bread and death“. Since then, a petrochemical superstructure of companies, people, and substances has emerged around these extremely energy-intensive processes. It is estimated that more than half of the world‘s population can only be fed thanks to the use of artificial fertilizers and fossil fuels. On the other hand, corruption, wars, mass murder, and planetary environmental destruction have accompanied the development of this system. Our „detective wall“
collects clues about possible „perpetrators“, „victims“, „crime scenes“ and „crimes“. Who is pulling the strings in this conspiracy?