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seeksfemslave -> global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 9:34:43 AM)
I note that the Global Warming Brigade are hot on predictions that lead to the conclusion that their belief system is true. My question is this, if they are so good at prediction why is it that they failed to predict that a shift to bio fuels would have a major affect on food prices? I can clearly hear the sound of pedals going backwards. Can you ?

Hippiekinkster -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 9:40:02 AM)
Gee, maybe because bio-fuels have nothing to do with climate? Duh.

Politesub53 -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 10:05:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster Gee, maybe because bio-fuels have nothing to do with climate? Duh. Is there not an offset to benefits of bio-fuels, caused by the growing, harvesting and manufacturing process then ? I have heard say that sooner or later agricultural vehicles will run on bio-fuels, but as yet that doesnt happen much.

Hippiekinkster -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 10:11:32 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Politesub53 quote: ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster Gee, maybe because bio-fuels have nothing to do with climate? Duh. Is there not an offset to benefits of bio-fuels, caused by the growing, harvesting and manufacturing process then ? I have heard say that sooner or later agricultural vehicles will run on bio-fuels, but as yet that doesnt happen much. Again, what does this have to do with Global Climate Change? It's an economic decision, switching from selling to food distributors to selling to ethanol distillers, in the case of corn, for instance. There's no change in energy inputs. It's the same land. Only the buyer has changed.

Politesub53 -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 10:20:56 AM)
So if wheat is sold to make bio fuels, leaving a food shortage, bio-fuels are not part of the problem ? Your stance dosent take into effect the amount of crops needed to have an impact on the fuel supply. The message coming from the United nations concerning world food supplies is bio-fuels are having an adverse effect. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7360485.stm

Hippiekinkster -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 10:29:10 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Politesub53 So if wheat is sold to make bio fuels, leaving a food shortage, bio-fuels are not part of the problem ? Your stance dosent take into effect the amount of crops needed to have an impact on the fuel supply. The message coming from the United nations concerning world food supplies is bio-fuels are having an adverse effect. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7360485.stm Part of what problem? GCC? Explain to me how GCC has anything to do with predicting foodcrop allocation. The OP is as stupid as saying, "Well, if Jimmy the Greek is so good at handicapping Belmont, why can't he predict the stock markets?" While you are contemplating this, look up "Strawman argument".

Politesub53 -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 10:40:05 AM)
Typical of you using words like strawman. Take the issue up with the UN, im just going by what i read.

Hippiekinkster -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 10:46:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Politesub53 Typical of you using words like strawman. Take the issue up with the UN, im just going by what i read. Then read the OP. THAT is a strawman argument.

Politesub53 -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 10:51:32 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster quote: ORIGINAL: Politesub53 Typical of you using words like strawman. Take the issue up with the UN, im just going by what i read. Then read the OP. THAT is a strawman argument. Technically it isnt, since the OP was the original thought, any subsequent post misrepresenting the OP`s view would be a strawman argument. [;)] My own post was more to do with the effect of producing bio-fuels, is having on the worlds food market. So in that respect i apolgise for drifitng off topic a tad.

chaosforge -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 11:36:19 AM)
and they call me weird for wanting to baracade on my mountain, raising goats and veggies... feed veggies to goats, eat goats. circle of life is yummy.

hammernhoney -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 12:27:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: chaosforge and they call me weird for wanting to baracade on my mountain, raising goats and veggies... feed veggies to goats, eat goats. circle of life is yummy. I am with you on this,we are on our little mountain top with our organic gardens and converting to horses to work the farm,with the price of milk here in WV at 5.25 a gallon makes a man thinking about a milk cow or two,keep the steers for meat and sell off the heifers... We are lucky enough to have some nice hay fields and to grow some corn for the grain...Poor city folks will be hurting in a few more years...The use of grains for bio fuels has nothing to do with the global warming problem but sure puts a big hurt on food stuffs...bounty

seeksfemslave -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 12:47:59 PM)
I agree that the way I phrased the OP was a complete cock up . What I was trying to say was this... Hard predictions that shifting land use to produce bio fuels would in fact cause food prices to rise have been around for some time. Such price rises would have the biggest effect on those who have to spend the largest proportion of their income on food. ie 3rd World poor. These consequences were completely ignored by those committed to believing the very much softer, quite deceitful IMO, predictions that human activity is the cause of global warming. Now the hard predictions have started to come true the back pedalling is commencing.. For example the EU commitmment to the % of bio fuel to be used in the near future is being reassessed.

chaosforge -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 1:22:25 PM)
SFS, i made it a point to take care of my family. past that, everyone is on their own. trust me, the world feels mutually on the matter. i don't mean anything again the thread. only giving my two cents that i'm not worried.

chaosforge -> RE: global warming predictions and food prices (4/22/2008 1:23:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: hammernhoney quote: ORIGINAL: chaosforge and they call me weird for wanting to baracade on my mountain, raising goats and veggies... feed veggies to goats, eat goats. circle of life is yummy. I am with you on this,we are on our little mountain top with our organic gardens and converting to horses to work the farm,with the price of milk here in WV at 5.25 a gallon makes a man thinking about a milk cow or two,keep the steers for meat and sell off the heifers... We are lucky enough to have some nice hay fields and to grow some corn for the grain...Poor city folks will be hurting in a few more years...The use of grains for bio fuels has nothing to do with the global warming problem but sure puts a big hurt on food stuffs...bounty goats are cheaper, last time i checked.[:)]

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