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
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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
If you go to the Powell's website, you'll find a blurb for a book which
described in detail how the author's family lived on potatoes and
bland, processed (or packaged) products scavenged... during one spell
of poverty. Enjoy them, mashed, fried, and mixed with onions.
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
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 obscenely, despite the fact that we are net
exporters of food. It's a blessing that 1st world countries put so
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
There are already riots and a fair bit of discontent over increasing
food prices. The drought here in Australia has reduced the world-wide
supply of rice, doubling prices in the last three month. There will be
wars being fought over food and water...
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sendai, i think the last part of your
At 01:37 PM Wednesday 4/23/2008, jon louis mann wrote:
i live in satan monica, california,
Paging Dr. Freud . . .
. . . ronn! :)
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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
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 will be good for americans to learn to be thrifty.
- 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
I can't see wars being fought over food. The problem will be cheap
energy. With enough cheap energy you should be able to grow all the
food you want hydroponically with desalinated or recycled water pumped
to where ever you wish.
But to be honest, I think the next war will be religion vs
Independent journalist and broadcaster Gwynne Dyer premiered a new idea
in front of a two-thirds capacity crowd at the Humanities Theatre
Wednesday. The talk, titled Climate Wars, predicted that the wars of
the future would not be fought over oil or to punish rogue states, but
that they would be
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