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2008-04-15 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Fuel Choices, Food Crises and Finger-Pointing

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-15 12:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Maybe if all these third world countries concentrated more on developing their agriculture etc. and less on "fighting Imperialism/Zionism" via UN...

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-04-15 14:13|| 2008-04-15 14:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Ya know, I have to wonder if this whole "Food Crisis due to Ethanol" isnt a shrewd underground propaganda campaign by the Saudis (etc) to prevent any other "Fuel" competition?

From what few facts I can glean, there's NO "Crisis" at all, just a small increase in prices CAUSED BY RISING OIL PRICES.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-04-15 20:08|| 2008-04-15 20:08|| Front Page Top

#3 VARIOUS NET Posters > broadly, are still expectin' WORLD OIL SUPPLIES to run out by 2050???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-15 20:59|| 2008-04-15 20:59|| Front Page Top

#4 E.G. TOPIX/RUSSIANEWS > MINISTER: RUSSIAN OIL PRODUCTION HAS PEAKED. Headed for serious? DECLINE???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-15 21:02|| 2008-04-15 21:02|| Front Page Top

#5 OTOH, TAMMY BRUCE > OPEC IS RIGHT AS TO WHY CURRENT OIL PRICES ARE HIGH. Texas refinery fire.

Got GLEN CAMPBELL song in my head right now -"Galveston, oh Galveston...", and NOT a Rocky Mountain High either!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-15 21:05|| 2008-04-15 21:05|| Front Page Top

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