The moralising on the supposed evils of converting grain to biofuel and pushing food prices to record levels in a soon to be hungry world has only just begun. It has been described as nothing less than a "crime against humanity" by UN expert, Jean … [Read more...] about Good News on High Fuel and Food Prices – A Note from Ian Mott
Energy & Nuclear
Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 2)
The New South Wales Government is proposing to mandate that all standard unleaded petrol will contain 10% of ethanol. This ethanol will mostly be sourced from grain. The main reasons we must oppose this legislation are the humanitarian effects of … [Read more...] about Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 2)
Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 1)
Grain prices have suddenly doubled worldwide and are expected to remain at these levels. For the billions of people who spend a large percentage of their income on food, mostly the urban poor in developing countries, this is and will be a disaster. … [Read more...] about Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 1)
Challenging Global Warming Orthodoxies: Don Aitkin
In last week's broadcast I put forward the view that despite the alarm about greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto targets and the rest, there is evidence that suggests that if the earth is warming, it is doing so slowly after a long, cool period and that … [Read more...] about Challenging Global Warming Orthodoxies: Don Aitkin
Natural Gas to Replace Oil in Australia?
The recent prediction by the head of Caltex Australia that the price of oil may very well double the already record highs for crude, have only heightened concerns about the security of Australia's future fuel supplies. The Federal Government, for … [Read more...] about Natural Gas to Replace Oil in Australia?
Biofuel Production Criminal: Jean Ziegler
The United States and the European Union have taken a "criminal path" by contributing to an explosive rise in global food prices through using food crops to produce biofuels, the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food said today. At … [Read more...] about Biofuel Production Criminal: Jean Ziegler
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
