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How Greed Begets Hunger
The heatwave, forest fires and drought in Russia and central Asia may be unprecedented in recent times. But there is something familiar about the ensuing food crisis, as the price of wheat remains 50%... ...
rudkla - 17. Aug, 09:37
Speculating on food can starve the world's poorest
Sudden price spikes and falls in food prices cannot be explained away - the banks are making a killing from betting on food. http://bit.ly/bEnNP B Global Food Prices Hysteria, Hunger and Riots Forecast... ...
rudkla - 16. Aug, 09:26
America: Hooked on war and getting poorer
AlterNet by Clancy Sigal 07/15/10 Why is nobody talking about the Afghanistan adventure as a cause of our plunging recession? Or at least citing the 30-year-old endless war as a major contributory factor... ...
rudkla - 2. Aug, 22:54
The Food Bubble: How Wall Street Starved Millions and Got Away With It
Democracy Now! In 2008, there were food riots in more than thirty countries. The global price of food rose over 80 percent. This had an effect not only on wheat, but on corn, on soy, on cooking oil,... ...
rudkla - 9. Aug, 16:39
Food Prices to Rise by Up to 40% Over Next Decade, UN Report Warns
Growing demand from emerging markets and for biofuel production will send prices soaring, according to the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. http://www. guardian.co.uk/business/20 10/jun/15/food-prices-rise -un-report Food... ...
rudkla - 18. Jun, 08:47
Scientist Awed by Size, Density of Undersea Oil Plume in Gulf
Vast underwater concentrations of oil sprawling for miles in the Gulf of Mexico from the damaged, crude-belching BP PLC well are unprecedented in "human history" and threaten to wreak havoc on marine life,... ...
rudkla - 9. Jun, 17:49
