Is Ethanol Getting a Bum Rap?

Posted by Matt in May 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Energy, Agricultural Economists, Agricultural Food, Agricultural Industry, Biofuels, Bum Rap, Corn, Corn Prices, Crops, Economy, Ethanol, Ethanol Industry, Food Policy Center, Food Prices, Grocery Bill, Higher Energy, M University, Mandate, Renewable Fuel, Villain

Corn-based fuel isn’t the villain critics contend, but shifting to other crops is critical
Blame energy costs, not ethanol, for your grocery bill
Has ethanol contributed to the surge in food prices? Not very much, concludes a group of agricultural economists at Texas A&M University in an Apr. 10 report from the school’s Agricultural & Food Policy [...]

China farms the world to feed a ravenous economy

Posted by Matt in May 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Economy, China Beijing, Chinese Enterprises, Contract Farming, Crops, Dirt, Frontier, Generations, Logging Concessions, Mud, Neat Rows, Northern Laos, People, Profits, Rice Fields, Rubber Trees, Rugged Mountains, Sap, Tracts, World Economy

CHALEUNSOUK, Laos: The rice fields that blanketed this remote mountain village for generations are gone. In their place rise neat rows of young rubber trees — their sap destined for China.
All 60 families in this dirt-poor, mud-caked village of gaunt men and hunched women are now growing rubber, like thousands of others across the rugged [...]

Water shortages could be every bit as worrying as oil shortages

Posted by Matt in January 22nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Water, general, Bio Energy, Biofuel, Carpets, Cement, Coffee Fruit, Crops, Detergents, Economy Work, Electrical Appliances, Energy Need, Fruit Pizza, Global Economy, Litre, Oil Shortage, Oil Shortages, Petrol, Power Generation, T Shirt, Verge, Water Crisis, Water Shortage, Water Shortages

The world is on the verge of a water crisis. As the global economy and the world’s population continue to expand, we are becoming a much thirstier planet. It is important to realise just how much water we need to make the various aspects of our economy work.
Every litre of petrol requires up to 2.5litres [...]

The danger of water wars

Posted by Matt in November 28th, 2007 | no comment

Published in War, Water, Arid Lands, Crops, Cubic Kilometres, Danger Of Water, Global Trade, Grains, Middle East, Uk Imports, Violence, Water Consumption, Water Wars

Water consumption has tripled in the past 30 years and there’s a growing danger that disputes over the most necessary of resources could erupt into violence.
Many parts of the world, notably the Middle East, are running out of water to feed themselves. In response, a vast global trade is emerging. Not in water itself, but [...]

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Is Ethanol Getting a Bum Rap?

China farms the world to feed a ravenous economy

Water shortages could be every bit as worrying as oil shortages

The danger of water wars

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