> At 09:01 AM 4/27/2008, you wrote: > >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > At 02:28 PM 4/26/2008, you wrote: > > > > > > >Shall we discuss how government mandates about ethanol are causing food > > > >shortages and riots? > > > > > > Greeting Platt, > > > > > > Your statement is ignoring the major crop failures occurring globally > > > due to severe weather. Ethanol production is not a primary cause of > > > food shortages or the riots. > > > > > > Marsha > > > >Hi Marsha, > > > >I don't know about "primary cause," but we must be reading different > >reports. In the Guardian there's a report that the production of > >bioplastics in place of oil-based plastic is contributing to food > >shortages: "Many of the bioplastics are also contributing to the global > >food crises by taking over large acres of land previously used to grow > >crops for human consumption." Like in many well-intentioned government > >programs, there are often unforeseen and unintended negative consequences. > > > >Platt > > > >------------------------------------------------- > > > Greetings Platt, > > There seems to be many reasons for the food shortages. I was > concerned that your statement gave the impression that Ethanol > production was the primary, or only, cause. > > Marsha
Hi Marsha, Thanks for the reminder that causes are often multiple and, in some cases, hidden from the view of even thorough-going investigators. Platt Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
