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To: SevenofNine; tongue-tied; Soaring Feather; NY Attitude; Lady Jag; WayzataJOHNN; StarCMC; Allegra
Scientist warns climate change will impact beer production

 

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
April 08, 2008 03:44

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The price of beer is likely to rise in coming decades because climate change will hamper the production of a key grain needed for the brew - especially in Australia, a scientist warned Tuesday.

Jim Salinger, a climate scientist at New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, said climate change likely will cause a decline in the production of malting barley in parts of New Zealand and Australia. Malting barley is a key ingredient of beer.

Full story: http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/world/article/37189

544 posted on 04/08/2008 8:57:45 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...............CHANGE We Can Believe............My "VOICES"!....)
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To: tomkow6; Soaring Feather; All

Is that bad thing or good thing depend on how way you look at it

Hey Tomkow I reading Sunday UK Times they claim that might be shortage of Russia vodka this winter in Russia


547 posted on 04/08/2008 9:06:57 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: tomkow6
Scientist warns climate change will impact beer production

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
598 posted on 04/09/2008 7:15:04 AM PDT by tongue-tied (Hey Taliban! Bite me, you will not win.)
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