We Have A Structural Food Inflation Problem That's Crushing The Poorest People In America
Business Insider Sun, 06 May 2012 06:37 AM PDT
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) produces excellent research. In March of 2010 I discussed their report, Energy Use in the US Food System , which noted that the energy-cost intensity of food production was expanding. (see: the Gregor.us blog post Paris Over Amherst: Food Energy and Credit ). Given the strong advance in energy and food poverty the past few years, as reflected in ... |
Gazette.Net: Author Richard Louvs vision is nature rich
Gazette.net Sun, 06 May 2012 06:35 AM PDT
In author Richard Louv’s world, cities would produce their own energy and most of their own food, people would feel more alive and less stressed, and antidepressants and other pharmaceuticals would be replaced with the healing properties of nature. |
Oil drops below $100 first time since February
Everett Herald Sun, 06 May 2012 06:31 AM PDT
NEW YORK -- The price of oil dropped below $100 per barrel for the first time since February. The dramatic drop -- $5 per barrel by midday -- is easing fears that high energy prices would cripple a U.S. economy that is struggling to overcome high unemployment, stagnant wages and weak growth. |
Lindon-based company Profire changing energy procedures
Provo Daily Herald Sun, 06 May 2012 06:23 AM PDT
Good news at the pump has been hard to come by lately. As the recent surge in gas prices promises to inflame the campaign rhetoric this year, one small Utah County company has spawned an innovation th |
Green Street Fair takes root in Plymouth
Plymouth Observer Sun, 06 May 2012 06:13 AM PDT
The recycling bins are out, the trash-to-art projects are under way in Kellogg Park and the booths for vendors selling jewelry, natural soaps, energy-saving windows, rain barrels and wholesome snacks are up. |
Mother Nature cuts Oswego County's electric bill
The Palladium-Times Sun, 06 May 2012 06:08 AM PDT
OSWEGO â€" The Oswego County Health Complex had turned its focus to global health and reducing the county’s carbon footprint, and a new solar energy system on the roof of the building aims to do just that. |
First Utility to Help UK Households Make Savings With First-Of-Its-Kind Energy Programme
Marketwire Sun, 06 May 2012 06:05 AM PDT
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - May 6, 2012) - Britain' households are soon to discover smart new ways to save energy and money with First Utility ( http://www.first-utility.com/ ). The UK's leading independent energy supplier has teamed up with leading US smart grid software company Opower to create a programme which could reduce UK households' energy bills by as much as £400 million ... |
China to construct more energy-efficient buildings: Xinhua
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Sun, 06 May 2012 06:03 AM PDT
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China wants energy-efficient buildings to account for 30 percent of all new construction projects by 2020 to bring its building energy consumption ratio closer to that of developed countries, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday. In order to achieve that goal, the government will step up incentives for green buildings, improve industry standards and promote ... |
OPEC output target rise not yet on agenda: Algeria
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Sun, 06 May 2012 05:57 AM PDT
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Raising the output target set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is not on OPEC's agenda for now but probably will be, Algerian Energy and Mines Minister Youcef Yousfi said on Sunday. Asked about the prospect of increasing the target, Yousfi told state radio: "For the moment that is not the object of our discussions, but probably that will come at the ... |
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