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Biofuels scandal + food prices. Biofuel crisis, biofuel oil |
| http://www.globalchange.com Why biofuel industry is dead -- biofuel by converting food into oil is stupid and immoral. Biodiesel, biomass, biowaste and sugar to fuel conversion into biofuels. Foor price rises. World bank report on biofuels and food prices. Ethanol and gasoline or petrol mix, European Union EU policy changes on biofuel. Biofuels policy reversal. Anti-biofuel campaigns. Biofuel blamed for food riots, hunger, food shortages, rising food prices, wheat prices, food hoarding and stockpiles. Biofuel production: speculation in food futures. Biofuel links oil price to food price. Do biofuel quotas cause starvation, Africa Asia, India, China? Competition from biofuel manufafturers for food -- poor people cannot eat, food prices rise, biofuel means burning wheat in car engines, driving vehicles on biofuel, adding ethanol to petrol / gasoline. Biodiesel, soybean price rises, rice price rises, food riots, biofuel destruction of forests for agriculture. Non biofuel reasons for rising food prices: drought, crop failure, hoarding, ban on food exports, stockpiling of food, speculation on food commodities markets. Ethics of biomass fuel generation and increased use of fertilisers. Net carbon footprint of biofuel production. Net biofuel consumption or saving of CO2 / energy. Global trade in biofuels, food, oil and energy. Ethical crisis in biofuels industry. Federal government policy on biofuels and national energy policy. EU fuel regulations for ethanol, biodiesel and biomass fuel generation. Biofuel impact on oil prices, demand, economy, global warming, energy conservation and real estate industry. Biofuels and environment, environmental change, climate change. Risks in real estate development. Operational and management risks and role of a Futurist. What is a Futurist? Identifying new opportunities in buildings control, environmental regulation. Keeping pace with change in real estate planning and corporate real estate demands. Impact on corporate real estate of mergers and acquisitions. How world getting faster, client demands growing faster. How clients behave illogically in longer term real estate planning. Buildings controls, heating and cooling, retrofitting high rise, office blocks and factories. Building regulations and government action. Longer term real estate planning. Market research limitations and customer expectations, client demands. Architects and buildings design, living space, partitions, ventilation systems, balancing and rebalancing air conditioning. ARBS. Business management video by Dr Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker lecture, author of Futurewise and Building a Better Business. Global warming impact from offices and commercial buildings, skyscrapers, tower blocks and corporate real estate. Energy efficiency and energy consumption of commercial buildings and office blocks. Balancing air conditioning systems with better building control systems (integrated temperature monitoring) can save over 30% of energy costs each year. Johnson Controls and other companies provide specialist technical advice on heat loss reduction and air conditioning management systems. Issues of ventilation, fresh air, \ |
| Date: 2008-07-11 15:34:09 - Added by: admin |
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OIl shortage ? OPEC boss slams speculators |
| Just like the current food \ |
| Date: 2008-07-11 15:30:21 - Added by: admin |
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Steenland & Chilton: Oil Prices Inflated Due to Speculation |
| Northwest Airlines CEO Doug Steenland and CFTC Commissiioner Bart Chilton were interviewed on June 23rd by FBN\'s Neil Cavuto. Both men were in agreement that oil speculators are a key factor in the astronomical rise in the price of a barrel of crude. |
| Date: 2008-07-11 15:26:59 - Added by: admin |
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Speculation & the prices of oil |
Makes mentions of the unregulated \ |
| Date: 2008-07-11 15:08:16 - Added by: admin |
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Crazyman Explains Oil Price Speculation |
| T.E. Scott, author of Crazyman\'s Economics, explains how the commodities markets and speculation on the price of oil causes gas prices to be so high. |
| Date: 2008-07-11 15:05:12 - Added by: admin |
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Inslee on oil speculation |
| U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) calls for more transparency during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on energy speculation and the necessity of regulation to stop price manipulation. |
| Date: 2008-07-11 15:01:56 - Added by: admin |
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Oil speculation and oil prices |
| Dr. Mark Cooper of the Consumer Federation of America explains how speculation has driven up oil prices more than China\'s demand has. |
| Date: 2008-07-11 14:57:18 - Added by: admin |
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Stagflation on the horizon |
| More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080601YT Dean Baker says this is the worst time for working families since the Great Depression |
| Date: 2008-07-10 13:14:01 - Added by: admin |
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Russian-Bar Acrobatic |
| XXVIIth CIRCUS FESTIVAL OF MONTE-CARLO more at www.softbody.net |
| Date: 2008-07-08 15:02:38 - Added by: admin |
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Max Keiser - Aljazeera English - G8, inflation and food crisis |
| Max Keiser appeared as a guest on Aljazeera English on Sunday, 06 July 2008 to discuss the forthcoming G8 meeting and the problems with global food, oil and dol ... |
| Date: 2008-07-06 18:38:54 - Added by: admin |
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