http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-10858 greencapital Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:14:03 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/#comment-10858 Not all biofuels are created equal. For instance, cellulose ethanol companies like CLTH who are advancing technologies to use Municipal Solid Waste (curbside trash) as feedstock. Now in hindsight it is obvious that utilizing potential food sources or agriculture land for biofuel feedstock is foolish. Not all biofuels are created equal. For instance, cellulose ethanol companies like CLTH who are advancing technologies to use Municipal Solid Waste (curbside trash) as feedstock. Now in hindsight it is obvious that utilizing potential food sources or agriculture land for biofuel feedstock is foolish.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-10857 Corrina McFarlane Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:28:03 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/#comment-10857 Oh and, prompted by Dagny McKinley's comment, check out Global Footprint's progress; lately making great strides making powerful connections: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=ataglance Like Bill McKibeen's Deep Economy ("a blueprint for bringing humanity out of overshoot") Global Footprint technology is where it's at. "The Footprinting methodology is the most ingenious way of communicating unsustainability to the general public - it goes directly to the point and through intuition it allows also laypeople to 'get it'." - Prof. Karl-Henrik Robert, Founder of the Natural Step Oh and, prompted by Dagny McKinley’s comment, check out Global Footprint’s progress; lately making great strides making powerful connections: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=ataglance
Like Bill McKibeen’s Deep Economy (“a blueprint for bringing humanity out of overshoot”) Global Footprint technology is where it’s at.
“The Footprinting methodology is the most ingenious way of communicating unsustainability to the general public – it goes directly to the point and through intuition it allows also laypeople to ‘get it’.”
- Prof. Karl-Henrik Robert, Founder of the Natural Step

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-10856 Corrina McFarlane Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:16:37 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/#comment-10856 Just want to encourage readers to click through on that hyperlink (see last paragraph of post). It really IS a good answer. The question was: How big a role do oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels play in our global food supply chain? Just want to encourage readers to click through on that hyperlink (see last paragraph of post). It really IS a good answer.
The question was: How big a role do oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels play in our global food supply chain?

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-10855 Dagny McKinley Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:52:17 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/are-biofuels-the-root-cause-of-rising-food-prices/#comment-10855 Seems like there are so many problems with food shortages, drinking water shortages, polluted air, that no matter what steps we take, the earth cannot support the population and consumption as is. Dagny McKinley www.onnotextiles.com organic apparel Seems like there are so many problems with food shortages, drinking water shortages, polluted air, that no matter what steps we take, the earth cannot support the population and consumption as is.
Dagny McKinley
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organic apparel

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