[Biofuel] Globalization Goes Bankrupt
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23549.htm Globalization Goes Bankrupt By Chris Hedges September 21, 2009 Truthdig -- The rage of the disposed is fracturing the country, dividing it into camps that are unmoored from the political mainstream. Movements are building on the ends of the political spectrum that have lost faith in the mechanisms of democratic change. You can't blame them. But unless we on the left move quickly this rage will be captured by a virulent and racist right wing, one that seeks a disturbing proto-fascism. Every day counts. Every deferral of protest hurts. We should, if we have the time and the ability, make our way to Pittsburgh for the meeting of the G-20 this week rather than do what the power elite is hoping we will do-stay home. Complacency comes at a horrible price. The leaders of the G-20 are meeting to try and salvage their power and money after everything that has gone wrong, said Benedicto Martinez Orozco, co-president of the Mexican Frente Autentico del Trabajo (FAT), who is in Pittsburgh for the protests. This is what this meeting is about. The draconian security measures put in place to silence dissent in Pittsburgh are disproportionate to any actual security concern. They are a response not to a real threat, but to the fear gripping the established centers of power. The power elite grasps, even if we do not, the massive fraud and theft being undertaken to save a criminal class on Wall Street and international speculators of the kinds who were executed in other periods of human history. They know the awful cost this plundering of state treasuries will impose on workers, who will become a permanent underclass. And they also know that once this is clear to the rest of us, rebellion will no longer be a foreign concept. The delegates to the G-20, the gathering of the world's wealthiest nations, will consequently be protected by a National Guard combat battalion, recently returned from Iraq. The battalion will shut down the area around the city center, man checkpoints and patrol the streets in combat gear. Pittsburgh has augmented the city's police force of 1,000 with an additional 3,000 officers. Helicopters have begun to buzz gatherings in city parks, buses driven to Pittsburgh to provide food to protesters have been impounded, activists have been detained, and permits to camp in the city parks have been denied. Web sites belonging to resistance groups have been hacked and trashed, and many groups suspect that they have been infiltrated and that their phones and e-mail accounts are being monitored. Larry Holmes, an organizer from New York City, stood outside a tent encampment on land owned by the Monumental Baptist Church in the city's Hill District. He is one of the leaders of the Bail Out the People Movement. Holmes, a longtime labor activist, on Sunday led a march on the convention center by unemployed people calling for jobs. He will coordinate more protests during the week. It is de facto martial law, he said, and the real effort to subvert the work of those protesting has yet to begin. But voting only gets you so far. There are often not many choices in an election. When you build democratic movements around the war or unemployment you get a more authentic expression of democracy. It is more organic. It makes a difference. History has taught us this. Our global economy, like our political system, has been hijacked by a tiny oligarchy, composed mostly of wealthy white men who serve corporations. They have pledged or raised a staggering $18 trillion, looted largely from state treasuries, to prop up banks and other financial institutions that engaged in suicidal acts of speculation and ruined the world economy. They have formulated trade deals so corporations can speculate across borders with currency, food and natural resources even as, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, 1.02 billion people on the planet struggle with hunger. Globalization has obliterated the ability of many poor countries to protect food staples such as corn, rice, beans and wheat with subsidies or taxes on imported staples. The abolishment of these protections has permitted the giant mechanized farms to wipe out tens of millions of small farmers-2 million in Mexico alone-bankrupting many and driving them off their land. Those who could once feed themselves can no longer find enough food, and the wealthiest governments use institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization like pit bulls to establish economic supremacy. There is little that most governments seem able to do to fight back. But the game is up. The utopian dreams of globalization have been exposed as a sham. Force is all the elite have left. We are living through one of civilization's great seismic reversals. The ideology of globalization, like all
[Biofuel] Smart Choices food label is marketing fraud; Tufts University involvement ques
: Kellogg's Kraft Foods ConAgra Foods Unilever General Mills PepsiCo Tyson Foods ... it reads like a who's who of processed food and junk food giants. In terms of making truly smart choices at the grocery store, by the way, the smartest choice would be to avoid any product made by any of these companies, in my view. What integrity really means Michael Jacobson, the public health watchdog from CSPI, participated as a panel member in the early days of the Smart Choices program, but he soon quit, explaining It was paid for by industry and when industry put down its foot and said this is what we're doing, that was it, end of story. In other words, Jacobson rightly refused to sell out his conscience to a group of corporate junk food promoters. That's a rare display of genuine integrity in our world. I applaud Jacobson for quitting the Smart Choices program, which is obviously just a fraudulent marketing gimmick devised by these companies to intentionally mislead consumers. It's too bad the dean of Tufts University's nutrition school couldn't find the backbone to adhere to similar principles. In a nation suffering from runaway health care costs, widespread nutritional deficiencies and an epidemic of childhood obesity, it's truly disheartening to see an influential nutrition leader from one of the nation's top universities blatantly promoting processed junk foods for children. I'm appalled, saddened and somewhat surprised to see this in 2009. While the nutritional advice of Eileen T. Kennedy might have passed muster in the 1970's era of bleached white Wonder Bread and chemically-enhanced TV dinners, today we know a lot more about the links between the dietary intake of sugars and childhood obesity, diabetes, heart disease and behavioral disorders. We know that feeding a nation of children sugared-up breakfast cereals and soft drinks is a sure recipe for raising a generation of obese, diabetic children and teens. As the dean of the school of nutrition at Tufts University, how is it possible that Mrs. Kennedy could have missed this? Has she been in an aspartame-induced coma since 1975? ... and now she suddenly awakens from her decades-long slumber to slap on a pair of polyester pants and champion Froot Loops for children as a prominent dean at Tufts University? Is this some bizarre rejected screenplay from a B movie script? Will her head now spin around as she spouts devilish verse from a demonic spirit that has occupied her body and filled her head with thoughts of sugary cereals? The whole thing just defies reason. It's difficult to believe this is happening today, in America, in a top-rated university. So read the sources below. Check it out for yourself as you confirm the truth of what I'm reporting here through articles in the NY Times, CBS News and Reuters. See for yourself just how corrupt and / or ignorant the top nutrition leaders in our nation's universities can be on this crucial issue of the diet of children. And when you see this clearly, you'll finally understand why America has more fat, diabetic children than any other nation in the world. Our adults have sold out our children. It's that simple. In my opinion, corporate money has bought off key influencers who set public nutrition policy, and they have conspired to feed our kids more sugar, more processed foods, more junk and more lies about nutrition even while their selfish actions may very well bankrupt our entire nation through runaway health care costs. One final truth comes out in all this: The USA's national nutrition policies precisely mirror its national food supply -- they're both processed, bleached, adulterated and wholly devoid of any useful substance. Sources for this story include: Reuters: _http://www.reuters.com/article/pres_ (http://www.reuters.com/article/pres) ... The New York Times _http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/b_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/b) ... LA Times _http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/boo_ (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/boo) ... CBS News _http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009_ (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009) ... Froot Loops ingredients: _http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/Pr_ (http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/Pr) ... Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy: _http://nutrition.tufts.edu/_ (http://nutrition.tufts.edu/) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20090923/32b32276/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Smart Choices food label is marketing fraud; Tufts University involvement ques
Fraud? That's hardly the point, it's not court evidence under oath, it's marketing, of course it's fraud. Almost certainly it'll be a marketing success. Here's a recent harbinger: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg74418.html [Biofuel] USA Today Dietitian Recommends Eating McDonalds, KFC, Taco Bell And Burger King On The Today Show Sun, 16 Aug 2009 Tufts, well, universities are for sale these days. Elementary schools too. :-( Best Keith Smart Choices food label is marketing fraud; Tufts University involvement questioned (opinion) _http://www.naturalnews.com/027077_nutrition_food_Tufts_University.html_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/027077_nutrition_food_Tufts_University.html) by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor (NaturalNews) The big food companies have dreamed up yet another clever con to sell processed junk foods to parents and children: A Smart Choices label that implies the food product is a smart choice for health and nutrition. The problem is that the standards for qualifying for this designation were set by the food companies themselves, and processed junk foods like Froot Loops (a sugary breakfast cereal) qualify. Froot Loops is 41 percent processed white sugar. It also contains processed flour and partially-hydrogenated vegetable oil. But that's not all you'll find in the box: Froot Loops is also made with synthetic coloring chemicals, including Red #40, Blue #2, Yellow #6 and Blue #1. The No. 1 ingredient of Froot Loops is sugar, and each serving contains 12 grams of sugar. snip ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Nissan calls on composers of movie scores to give EVs sound
Darryl McMahon wrote: AAARRGH!! NO, NO, NO, NO!! Let's understand the real problem and fix that! The problem is NOT that electric and hybrid cars are too quiet. The problem is that other vehicles in our urban settings are too noisy. I hear, you, Darryl. However, I just got into a discussion in another forum about this very topic, and someone referenced THIS article: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090923-0007-maiall-bus_all It's in Japanese, so I can't read it, but I was hoping Keith or some other list member might comment on its contents. robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice The Long Journey New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Nissan calls on composers of movie scores to give EVs sound
obnoxious like a regular car horn. Once we have the protection of the visually impaired resolved, do you think we'll have to find a way to protect pedestrians with headphones cranked up and just oblivious from EVs and HEVs? I'm completely lost as to why different manufacturer's would have different sound signatures. Why wouldn't one sound (for my manually controlled courtesy noisemaker) for all quiet vehicles be sufficient? Including bicycles up to and including human-powered quadricycles. Darryl robert and benita rabello wrote: Darryl McMahon wrote: AAARRGH!! NO, NO, NO, NO!! Let's understand the real problem and fix that! The problem is NOT that electric and hybrid cars are too quiet. The problem is that other vehicles in our urban settings are too noisy. I hear, you, Darryl. However, I just got into a discussion in another forum about this very topic, and someone referenced THIS article: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090923-0007-maiall-bus_all It's in Japanese, so I can't read it, but I was hoping Keith or some other list member might comment on its contents. robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice The Long Journey New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- Darryl McMahon The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy (in trade paperback and eBook) http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/ Latest review of The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy in Greenlife Magazine http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/tenheGLspring2009.htm ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Raspberries - 2nd crop (was Robert's Garden)
Hi Robert, the second crop for the season has fruited and the canes are bending under the weight. This could produce more berries than the first crop if they can ripen before a hard frost. We've dodged the frost bullet a couple of times already this year. Typically we get to Canadian Thanksgiving before we get a hard frost here. Darryl -- Darryl McMahon The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy (in trade paperback and eBook) http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/ Latest review of The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy in Greenlife Magazine http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/tenheGLspring2009.htm ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Nissan calls on composers of movie scores to give EVs sound
that they acknowledge that aiding the vehicle operator where careful driving is required is an option. I'm all in favour of a low volume courtesy noisemaker that is under the manual control of the vehicle operator. Something that can alert nearby pedestrians without being obnoxious like a regular car horn. Once we have the protection of the visually impaired resolved, do you think we'll have to find a way to protect pedestrians with headphones cranked up and just oblivious from EVs and HEVs? I'm completely lost as to why different manufacturer's would have different sound signatures. Why wouldn't one sound (for my manually controlled courtesy noisemaker) for all quiet vehicles be sufficient? Including bicycles up to and including human-powered quadricycles. Darryl robert and benita rabello wrote: Darryl McMahon wrote: AAARRGH!! NO, NO, NO, NO!! Let's understand the real problem and fix that! The problem is NOT that electric and hybrid cars are too quiet. The problem is that other vehicles in our urban settings are too noisy. I hear, you, Darryl. However, I just got into a discussion in another forum about this very topic, and someone referenced THIS article: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090923-0007-maiall-bus_all It's in Japanese, so I can't read it, but I was hoping Keith or some other list member might comment on its contents. robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice The Long Journey New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- Darryl McMahon The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy (in trade paperback and eBook) http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/ Latest review of The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy in Greenlife Magazine http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/tenheGLspring2009.htm ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20090923/ffa6a40e/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Raspberries - 2nd crop (was Robert's Garden)
Darryl McMahon wrote: Hi Robert, the second crop for the season has fruited and the canes are bending under the weight. This could produce more berries than the first crop if they can ripen before a hard frost. We've dodged the frost bullet a couple of times already this year. Typically we get to Canadian Thanksgiving before we get a hard frost here. That's impressive! We've suffered several broken branches on our plum, pear and apple trees because they're so fully laden. This year has been terrific for fruit, and it looks like that's true all the way to Ontario! robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice The Long Journey New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Smart Choices food label is marketing fraud; Tufts University involvement ques
/boo) ... CBS News _http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009_ (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009) ... Froot Loops ingredients: _http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/Pr_ (http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/Pr) ... Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy: _http://nutrition.tufts.edu/_ (http://nutrition.tufts.edu/) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20090923/32b32276/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20090923/0ae13969/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
