Rising Commodity Prices Affecting Everything
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 04. 9.08
As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation: Thousands of farmers are taking their fields out of the government’s biggest conservation program, which pays them not to cultivate. They are spurning guaranteed annual payments for a chance to cash in on the boom in wheat, soybeans, corn and other crops. Last fall, they took back as many acres as are in Rhode Island and Delaware combined. ::New York Times see also TreeHugger: Food Prices, Food Eaters Run Riot, Food Fight: Is Corn Food or Fuel?, Food vs Fuel: The Debate Rumbles On
As Price of Lead Soars, British Churches Find Holes in Roof Thieves peeled long strips of lead from the roof of St. Michael and All Angels, until a barking dog sent them fleeing from this tiny Leicestershire village. But by then, they had left a hole of about 100 square feet in the top of the 800-year-old church. ::New York Times See also TreeHugger: Meth Heads Go For Recycling, "Recycling" Could Be Bad For National Security, Big Brother is Watching (and Yelling?)
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Thank you TreeHugger-
for the job listins and everything-great site, so glad I found it!
Maybe Tree Hugger ( who as a better reach than my baby blog) could launch an appeal to help jump start a few simple things to both help fight these rises and food miles:
why are majors applaince brands involved or are deisgners not doing more: Simple ideas:
- SOLAR cookers : designers should be making them better easier to use: once you have it - forget paying to cook
- Water harvesting : ditto : why are they so ugly ? So few sizes and options? That would save water bills
- Solar panels : why cant balconies all have mini ones that could feed a few appliances ( after all you showed handbags with solar panels)
- Grow your own kits : no begginner is going to learn complex things: stores should sell grow in bags for tomatoes salad
n short I feel it is time to push these ideas in the mainstream ....
MY sos!