Rice is produced worldwide and is the primary staple for more than half the world’s population, according to the USDA Economic Research Service’s Rice Report. So when prices for this food staple and others skyrocket overnight, it’s not surprising to see that riots and unrest are being predicted around the world: Philippine activists warn about [...]
Riots, Unrest Predicted as Price of Rice Soars
March 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments
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Rising Food Prices Due to Alternative Fuels Push
December 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Smart and energetic people sometimes make costly mistakes. Such is the case with corn farmers, politicians and the push to develop ethanol as an alternative fuel. Working together, corn farmers and politicians have conspired to promote ethanol as an alternative fuel, promising its use will help to relieve this country of its dependence upon foreign [...]
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