Re: Food Wars

2008-04-24 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:23 PM Wednesday 4/23/2008, jon louis mann wrote: Doesn't take much disruption in the supply chain to cause havoc. Petrol in Melbourne is now $1.51 a litre (USD1.43 a litre, or about $5.70 a gallon). Charlie. here in the usa, people will manage; poverty in america is wealth in africa. it

RE: Food Wars

2008-04-24 Thread Pat Mathews
://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:32:14 -0500 To: brin-l@mccmedia.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Food Wars At 08:23 PM Wednesday 4/23/2008, jon louis mann wrote: Doesn't take much disruption in the supply chain to cause havoc. Petrol in Melbourne is now $1.51 a litre

Re: Food Wars

2008-04-24 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
Charlie Bell wrote: Petrol in Melbourne is now $1.51 a litre (USD1.43 a litre, or about $5.70 a gallon). Petrol (gasoline) in Rio de Janeiro is now (and for many months) about R$ 2.70 a litre (about USD 1.625 a litre), of which 25% is ethanol and 50% are taxes. And food prices are rising

Re: Food Wars

2008-04-23 Thread sendai
On 22/04/2008, at 7:01 PM, Wayne Eddy wrote: - Original Message - From: jon louis mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Food Wars Independent journalist and broadcaster Gwynne Dyer

Re: Food Wars

2008-04-23 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 01:37 PM Wednesday 4/23/2008, jon louis mann wrote: i live in satan monica, california, Paging Dr. Freud . . . . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Food Wars

2008-04-23 Thread Charlie Bell
On 24/04/2008, at 4:37 AM, jon louis mann wrote: sendai, i think the last part of your response was truncated? i believe people in western countries will suffer far less from food riots because food plentiful; Doesn't take much disruption in the supply chain to cause havoc. compared to

Re: Food Wars

2008-04-22 Thread Wayne Eddy
- Original Message - From: jon louis mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Food Wars Independent journalist and broadcaster Gwynne Dyer premiered a new idea in front of a two-thirds