Rising Populations put Humans at great risk when Weather Fails... Climate Change is real and it's impact is growing. The Era of Cheap Food is over.
Experts told The Times yesterday that prices of rice, wheat and vegetable oil would rise further. They also forecast that high prices and shortages — which have caused riots in developing countries such as Bangladesh and Haiti — were here to stay, and that the days of cheap produce would not return. Food-price inflation has already pushed up a typical family’s weekly shopping bill by 15 per cent in a year.
The price of rice, which has almost tripled in a year, rose 2 per cent on the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday as the United Nations food agency gave warning that millions faced starvation because aid agencies were unable to meet the additional financial burden.
Gordon Brown responded to mounting concerns about the global rise in food prices by signalling that he might scale back Britain’s commitment to biofuels, which critics say has exacerbated the food crisis because land has been given over to grow crops for energy rather than food.
As food prices go up, commitments to address the growing Fuel Crisis will become intensely debatable. The future lies in Cellulous Biofuels. Without this massive commitment, I'm very concerned that Humanity, as a race, faces mass starvation the likes of which haven't been seen in centuries and could seriously result in a "peak oil" theory "Die Off".
On a Day after we wonder where who and how we will unite as a party to beat the GOP in the fall, I just want to remind everyone that Democrats hold the key to a 'normal' future. Democrats incharge of the White House and Congress will understand that Cellulose Ethanol is the Future and Fund it As Such. Each Candidate's Plan.
Obama
- Deploy Cellulosic Ethanol: Obama will invest federal resources, including tax incentives, cash prizes and government contracts into developing the most promising technologies with the goal of getting the first two billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol into the system by 2013.
- Expand Locally-Owned Biofuel Refineries: Less than 10 percent of new ethanol production today is from farmer-owned refineries. New ethanol refineries help jumpstart rural economies. Obama will create a number of incentives for local communities to invest in their biofuels refineries.
- Increase Renewable Fuel Standard: Obama will require 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be included in the fuel supply by 2022 and will increase that to at least 60 billion gallons of advanced biofuels like cellulosic ethanol by 2030.
Clinton
Aggressive action to transition our economy toward renewable energy sources, with renewables generating 25 percent of electricity by 2025 and with 60 billion gallons of home-grown biofuels available for cars and trucks by 2030;
Buy some rice today if you're running short, and Don't Forget the Long Term Goals: Survival... The Republican's aren't really concerned about Rice Prices or Global Famine...
John McCain's Answer is pretty fucking weak
He has offered common sense approaches to limit carbon emissions by harnessing market forces that will bring advanced technologies, such as nuclear energy, to the market faster, reduce our dependence on foreign supplies of energy, and see to it that America leads in a way that ensures all nations do their rightful share.
By addressing this problem responsibly, John McCain believes we can meet our obligation to be proper caretakers of creation, in a manner of which we can be proud - by protecting our country, strengthening our economy, and addressing the challenges of our time, rather than leaving a much worse problem for our children.
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