| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| Jb |
Nestle blames biofuels for high food pricesNot news to most people here but interesting nonethelessNestle blames biofuels for high food prices |
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| Hairyloon |
Meh. They make rubbish chocolate anyway. | ||
| Tavascarow |
What about the huge tax breaks the oil industry gets at the moment (particularly in the US) & the subsidised diesel prices for agriculture (red diesel)? |
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| oldish chris |
The important thing is that it is always somebody else's fault.
They are sort of right, the problem is multifactorial. Biofuels are partly to blame. Nestles is hardly a beacon of environmental virtue either. Cargills also blames the biofuel industry. In the past I've come across eco-warriors who verge on the apoplectic at the mention of the word "Cargill". I do tend to avoid biofuel and Nestles, Cargills is a bit harder to avoid. |
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| tim_and_nicky |
They are mad.... contradicting each other....
food prices too high, food prices too low Blame the rise in urban poor What about the rise in populations generally? And the dependence on oil based transportation. |
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| oldish chris |
not to mention Hedge Funds investing in commodities such as grain and soya. | ||
| Shane |
What about the huge tax breaks the oil industry gets at the moment (particularly in the US) & the subsidised diesel prices for agriculture (red diesel)? |
Corn-based biofuels grown in the states are only viable because of the subsidies - they cost roughly as much fossil fuel-based energy to produce as the energy they ultimately deliver. The whole industry was started up as a means to divert huge subsidies to the US farming lobby, which holds a lot of power come election time.