Ethanol and Biofuels? Utter and complete madness.
Oh goody! Then we can refer to them as “GORE WARS!”
Of course not. We’re only at “domestic turmoil” level so far. ;)
Rising food prices have also encouraged the UAE government to intervene, when the Ministry of Economy allowed the retail chains to directly import food items by cutting the middlemen to keep prices of essentials at a decent level.
As a result, Union Cooperative Society and Emke Group have already signed a deal with the UAE Ministry of Economy to supply essential food items at 2007 base prices to help the consumers.
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What the heck?!
Surely the citizens of the UAE are not poverty stricken and going hungry?
“And no one’s gettin’ fat ‘cept Mama Cass.....”
When? Where?
The Bush legacy gets another notch on the ol’ belt.
Ethanol and Biofuels? Utter and complete madness.
"From the Space Weather Prediction Center
Updated 2008 Apr 13 2203 UTC
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity SDF Number 104 Issued at 2200Z on 13 Apr 2008
Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 12/2100Z to 13/2100Z: Solar activity was very low.... Solar activity remains low and things should remain quiet. The solar flux remains in the 60's[EA].
Solar Flux Definition
The 10.7 cm (2800 MHz) radio flux is the amount of solar noise (light) that is emitted by the sun at 10.7 cm wavelengths....
The solar flux is used as a basic indicator of solar activity. It can vary from values below 50 to values in excess of 300 (representing very low solar activity and high to very high solar activity respectively). Values in excess of 200 occur typical during the peak of the solar cycles.
Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low.
Source: http://www.solarcycle24.com.
The one thing that could make the situation worse is a government-mandated price freeze - then you will REALLY see people starve. Unfortunately, it is the first solution that the bureaucrats always think of.
Right, its the U.S.'s fault that the Gulf countries such as Haiti are starving............Give me a break, if the Saudi's gave a rip about their brother countries, with their money they could put lobster and steaks on the tables of all their oil allies..........
This is nothing more than a propaganda piece.........
I’m curious to see what, if any, are the US food exports to these countries that are having ‘issues’. If we aren’t regular trading partners with them, then our own biofuel uses for corn, etc, have nothing to do with their struggles
(altho, an excess of our own product would be welcomed in the starving nations).
So, I’m not jumping to conclusions. If/when it’s found out that we are burning what we used to ship, I’ll scream louder than anyone. But I don’t know enough about our trading partners to immediately blame Bush, Gore, etc.
If anyone has this kind of info...
Seriously, aren't there lots of farmers in third-world countries? While 2% of Americans are farmers, well over 50% of the population of many countries are poor. This should be a boon to them.
Only in leftie land is it bad to have the price of the only thing you produce go through the roof.
Seriously, aren't there lots of farmers in third-world countries? While 2% of Americans are farmers, well over 50% of the population of many countries are farmers. This should be a boon to them.
Only in leftie land is it bad to have the price of the only thing you produce go through the roof.
We have food, they have oil. Hmmm... how about an exchange? We can call it Oil for Food II
Too bad the Constitution prohibits export tariffs. I would increase by a factor of 100 any food exports to the middle east.
Turning food into fuel is about the dumbest thing this country has ever done.
Now we should charge oil countries a fortune for any grains we ship them.
Tell it to the ragheads. I don’t see these same people griping when oil hit $100 a barrel.