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Comment Re:Mixed Causes (Score 1) 1083

by himanshuarora on Saturday May 17, 2008 @07:08PM (#23448648) Attached to: Fat People Cause Global Warming, Higher Food Prices

It is both increased demand and shorter supply. In particular, the growing middle class in both India and China are eating more meat. Also add this to your list "Per-capita consumption of food in US is 5 times higher than in India and approx 4 times than in China". So, putting 20% corn into producing ethanol is tantamount to the total corn consumption of middle class in India. I guess the cause of global rising in food prices is more than clear.

Submission + - British government slashes scientific research

Submitted by asobala on Monday February 26, 2007 @02:42PM

asobala writes: The British Government has slashed the funding of scientific Research Councils by £68 million. The Research Councils most affected by this include the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, which has been hit by a £29 million reduction in funding, and the Medical Research Council, which is seeing a £10.7 million reduction in funding.

The response of the BBSRC biological research council announces that the council will have to cut 20 new grants and reduce expenditure on new equipment.

This could have major effects on the research output of the UK.

Submission + - GE Announces Advancement in Incandescent Technolog

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finfife

on Monday February 26, 2007 @01:27PM

finfife writes: "GE Announces Advancement in Incandescent Technology. The California legislature may want to revisit the wording of their proposed ban on incandescents (AB 722). How about mandating a level of efficiency rather than assuming that innovation can't happen?"

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