TopBillin | Shared With: Everyone - 25 days ago | the, to, foodQuoted: The human cost of the global biofuel switch was put in stark terms today by international advocacy group Oxfam, which released a report saying biofuels are responsible for pushing 30 million people into poverty (International Herald Tribune, Reuters and BBC coverage). The widely noted report asserts that the increasing use of grains as biofuel feedstocks is responsible for 30 percent of the increase in food prices, and that’s hitting the world’s poorest hard.
- TopBillin | Shared With: Everyone - May 10 2008 | the, food, war
Quoted: It's been another big year for scientific and technological encroachments on individual privacy. For good or ill, governments and businesses are finding new ways to enter what used to be considered personal space. Here are this year's top 10 highlights.
- TopBillin | Shared With: Everyone - May 10 2008 | the, food
Quoted: The war on junk food is forging ahead . New York, Philadelphia, and Boston have banned trans fats . New York is forcing restaurants to post calorie counts . Britain has outlawed junk-food ads during kids' TV shows. South Korea's capital has banned soda
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