http://204.2.183.89:3030/videos/ http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/282082-biofuel-food-for-thought A new crisis is emerging, a global food catastrophe that will reach further and be more crippling than anything the world has ever seen. The credit crunch and the reverberations of soaring oil prices around the world will pale in comparison to what is about to transpire. References: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/1151861/DC1/1 Articles: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3500954.ece http://www.straight.com/article-101132/biofuels-bonanza-will-cost-money-and-lives GLOBAL WARMING FACTS: IT'S NOT JUST C02 An Inconvenient Truth: We Are Eating Our Planet to Death Choosing a Plant-food Based Diet Is a Moral Issue http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/dec/truth.htm http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/282082-biofuel-food-for-thought Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:03:39 -0400 A new crisis is emerging, a global food catastrophe that will reach further and be more crippling than anything the world has ever seen. The credit crunch and the reverberations of soaring oil prices around the world will pale in comparison to what is about to transpire. References: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/1151861/DC1/1 Articles: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3500954.ece http://www.straight.com/article-101132/biofuels-bonanza-will-cost-money-and-lives GLOBAL WARMING FACTS: IT'S NOT JUST C02 An Inconvenient Truth: We Are Eating Our Planet to Death Choosing a Plant-food Based Diet Is a Moral Issue http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/dec/truth.htm Biofuel - Food For Thought http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/282065-ethanol-boom-affecting-farms-gas-pump The ethanol boom is having an impact on the farm and at the gas pump, KMBC's Bev Chapman reported. Corn is like hard-shelled gold. When Garnett, Kan., opened an ethanol plant three years ago, corn was selling for less than $2 a bushel. This week it passed $5.50 a bushel. "It's been a win-win for agriculture," farmer Danny Guetterman said. Guetterman farms 500 acres of corn and soybeans in Bucyrus. Like so many other, he brings the corn to East Kansas Agri Energy, where it will become around 40 million gallons of grain ethanol. "It's keeping our dollar here at home in our corn fields, instead of investing them in foreign oil fields," said Steve Gardner of East Kansas Agri Energy. Chapman reported that the benefits to farmers and rural communities are obvious. But is ethanol the answer to our energy problems? "It's certainly not the answer to our transportation problem," said Paul Comolli, who teaches the economics of energy at the University of Kansas. "One of the points critics point out, it's kind of a small puddle in a big pond. It's probably not going to make that much difference. Plus, it requires some kind of subsidies." Comolli said the country would probably benefit more if the government would raise CAFE standards -- fuel efficiency in cars and trucks, if more emphasis was placed on hybrid cars, and if more research and development money was spent on alternative fuels, including alternatives to corn. "Making ethanol out of a waste stream, a nonfood product just makes sense," Gardner said. "Corn and grain sorghum both can't handle all the gallons that they're wanting and needing," Guetterman said. http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/282065-ethanol-boom-affecting-farms-gas-pump Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:59:25 -0400 The ethanol boom is having an impact on the farm and at the gas pump, KMBC's Bev Chapman reported. Corn is like hard-shelled gold. When Garnett, Kan., opened an ethanol plant three years ago, corn was selling for less than $2 a bushel. This week it passed $5.50 a bushel. "It's been a win-win for agriculture," farmer Danny Guetterman said. Guetterman farms 500 acres of corn and soybeans in Bucyrus. Like so many other, he brings the corn to East Kansas Agri Energy, where it will become around 40 million gallons of grain ethanol. "It's keeping our dollar here at home in our corn fields, instead of investing them in foreign oil fields," said Steve Gardner of East Kansas Agri Energy. Chapman reported that the benefits to farmers and rural communities are obvious. But is ethanol the answer to our energy problems? "It's certainly not the answer to our transportation problem," said Paul Comolli, who teaches the economics of energy at the University of Kansas. "One of the points critics point out, it's kind of a small puddle in a big pond. It's probably not going to make that much difference. Plus, it requires some kind of subsidies." Comolli said the country would probably benefit more if the government would raise CAFE standards -- fuel efficiency in cars and trucks, if more emphasis was placed on hybrid cars, and if more research and development money was spent on alternative fuels, including alternatives to corn. "Making ethanol out of a waste stream, a nonfood product just makes sense," Gardner said. "Corn and grain sorghum both can't handle all the gallons that they're wanting and needing," Guetterman said. Ethanol Boom Affecting Farms, Gas Pump http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/282053-biofuel-a-wolf-in-sheep-s-clothing Around 20 activists, some dressed as wolves in sheep's clothing, visited the D1 Oil refinery in Bromborough on the Wirral, on 2nd February 2008. They were there to highlight the dangerous consequences of large-scale bio-fuel production for the climate and for people worldwide. D1 Oils plc. have used palm, soya and rapeseed oil to make bio-diesel. Now they have joined forces with corporate giant BP, aiming to acquire and plant one million hectares of land with supposed 'wonder crop' Jatropha, within four years. For information on the real impact of this crop and other agro-fuels check out www.biofuelwatch.org.uk http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/282053-biofuel-a-wolf-in-sheep-s-clothing Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:56:05 -0400 Around 20 activists, some dressed as wolves in sheep's clothing, visited the D1 Oil refinery in Bromborough on the Wirral, on 2nd February 2008. They were there to highlight the dangerous consequences of large-scale bio-fuel production for the climate and for people worldwide. D1 Oils plc. have used palm, soya and rapeseed oil to make bio-diesel. Now they have joined forces with corporate giant BP, aiming to acquire and plant one million hectares of land with supposed 'wonder crop' Jatropha, within four years. For information on the real impact of this crop and other agro-fuels check out www.biofuelwatch.org.uk Biofuel: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/226758-protest Eastham Fights Back Protest http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/226758-protest Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:33:38 -0400 Eastham Fights Back Protest " /> protest