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Perry and Thrust U.S. should back off from biofuels to bring down food prices, says Texas guv		28 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 4:56 PM on 28 Apr 2008 Has the U.S. push for biofuels contributed to rising global food prices? Well, yes, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday: "There has been apparently some effect, unintended consequence from the alternative fuels effort." But, she hastened to add, "biofuels continue to be an extremely important piece of the alternative energy picture" and & ...
Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, biofuels, economy, energy, food, news, politics, state politics, Texas (all these topics)

The cost of the status quo	David Roberts	28 Apr 2008	Gristmill
We keep being told how much it will cost us to leave fossil fuels behind. Here's a little story about how much it will cost us to remain hooked: 'According to normal economic theory, and the history of oil, rising prices have two major effects,' said Fatih Birol, the chief economist at the International Energy Agency, which advises industrialized countries. 'They reduce demand and they induce oil supplies. Not this time.'...'What is disturbing here is that things se ...
Topics: economy, energy, oil (all these topics)

Green pay day Green-collar jobs are real	Anna Fahey	27 Apr 2008	Gristmill
There's lots of buzz about green-collar jobs these days (sort of like blue-collar jobs, but with a sustainable edge) -- whether you're listening to Obama, McCain, or Clinton; Gregoire, Kulongoski, or Schwarzenegger. You hear this kind of thing a lot: A study conducted by the RAND Corporation and the University of Tennessee found that producing 25 percent of all American energy fuel and electricity from renewables by the year 2025 would produce the following: '$700 billio ...
Topics: business, climate, economy, green jobs, renewable energy (all these topics)

Sticker shock! What's causing the sudden run-up in food prices?	Tom Philpott	25 Apr 2008	Gristmill
A lot of people are wondering what the hell is going on with food prices. Rice, dollars per ton Source: Reuters The price of bulk rice on global markets has tripled since the start of the year, school children in some of the world's poorest nations are losing access to school-lunch programs, and people in places like Haiti are literally scrounging through garbage dumps in search of something to eat. Here in the U.S., heightened prices are putting a ha ...
Topics: ag subsidies, agriculture, biofuels, economy, energy, food (all these topics)

More Pollan blogging: morals vs. values Everyday choices depend more on culture, infrastructure, economics, and values	Adam Stein	23 Apr 2008	Gristmill
I see Maywa beat me to the 'I really like Michael Pollan, but ... ' post. I too was disappointed with Pollan's answer to the question of 'Why Bother?' As in, why bother taking personal steps to reduce one's contribution to climate change? I will say this, though: the article did sharpen my thinking about why I think we should bother. One of the things I've always admired about Pollan's writing is his knack for delivering sly polemic that hangs equally on scientific arg ...
Topics: green living, climate, economy, ecological footprint, climate change mitigation (all these topics)

Remake a Living: Environmental management careers College grads hit the green job market -- here's what they'll find	Kevin Doyle	22 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Photo: fluffbreat Another Earth Day has come around, and that means college graduations are just a few weeks away. Soon-to-be alumni throughout the nation are dusting off r�sum�s, poring over job listings, and then moving back into their old bedrooms at home "for a little while." I predict a progression of messages from dear old Dad. (Welcome back. Clean the garage. Don't get too comfortable. Get a job already.) With so many aspiring eco-job-seekers ente ...
Topics: business, economy, education, green jobs (all these topics)

Please, sir, I want some GMOs Worldwide resistance to GMOs dwindle as food bills rise	Tom Philpott	22 Apr 2008	Gristmill
For a while now, I've been cautioning people that surging prices for industrial food don't necessarily 'level the playing field' for sustainably produced fare. In fact, the few giant companies that dominate the global food system are fattening themselves on higher prices, consolidating their grip over the world's palate. Last week, new Gristmill blogger Anna Lappe showed that Cargill -- a major producer of everything from fertilizer to biofuel to meat -- recently re ...
Topics: energy, biofuels, Big Ag, economy, food, agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Poll: Rising food prices Are you spending more money on food?	Grist	16 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Food prices are soaring around the globe. Have you felt the pinch? Take our poll and tell us. You can vote below the fold. And read recent Grist content on the topic: Why Michael Pollan and Alice Waters should quit celebrating food-price hikes How expensive is food, really? Higher food prices mean crappier cafeteria fare for kids
Topics: agriculture, business, economy, food, green living, shopping (all these topics)

Gas tax attacks The gasoline tax is regressive, but only for upper-income groups	Joseph Romm	16 Apr 2008	Gristmill
After I argued against McCain's summer gas-tax freeze, I received an email, the basic thrust of which was, 'but everybody knows a gasoline tax is regressive, so how can progressives endorse it?' Well, as we will see, everybody doesn't know a gasoline tax is regressive. In fact: The poor are more likely not to buy any gasoline (i.e., to not own a car at all), poor families own fewer cars (and much fewer of the fuel-inefficient SUVs and minivans), and the poor t ...
Topics: cars, economy, environmental justice, public transportation (all these topics)

Same as it ever was Thoughts on Bush's latest speech on climate change	David Roberts	16 Apr 2008	Gristmill
The whole media world is in a frenzy, yet again, over a Bush speech on climate change. A new strategy! An effort to secure a legacy! Exciting new principles and goals! Even my own bosses are pressing me to come up with a thoughtful reaction. Sigh. I hate to be the party-pooper. But we've been here before. How many times does Lucy expect us to try to kick this football? Here are the three things you need to know about Bush's speech -- the same three things you neede ...
Topics: climate, economy, George Bush, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, regulation, shenanigans (all these topics)

Bush on climate President Bush's speech on climate change, 16 April 2008, as prepared for delivery	David Roberts	16 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Just over the transom, from the White House: This afternoon the President will deliver a statement in which he sets a new intermediate national goal for stopping the growth of greenhouse gas emissions. The President's announcement comes as this week's Major Economies Meeting in Paris begins to lay the groundwork for the world leaders' climate meeting to be held in conjunction with the upcoming G-8 Summit. The President's remarks will also inform the ...
Topics: climate, economy, George Bush, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, regulation (all these topics)

Surge II McCain's gas tax holiday from reality	Charles Komanoff	16 Apr 2008	Gristmill
John McCain has a brilliant, original idea: Let's encourage Americans to drive more by lifting the gas tax for a summer 'holiday.'Presumably it's the same principle as the 'surge' in Iraq: so many soldiers are getting killed, let's send even more! Here are some guaranteed effects from McCain's brainstorm. It would: Deepen the federal deficit, thereby weakening the dollar. Increase gasoline consumption, in one stroke worsening highway gridlock, compounding U. ...
Topics: economy, energy, fossil fuels, John McCain, oil, politics, presidential race 08, regulation (all these topics)

That weak-kneed presidential hopeful McCain reveals cynicism, hypocrisy with call for summer gas-tax holiday, energy budget freeze	Joseph Romm	15 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Any remaining glimmer of hope that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) might be the principled, non-cynical politician to transform our energy policy and avoid the dual calamities of peak oil and climate catastrophe died today. The Associated Press reported that: John McCain called Tuesday for the federal government to free people from paying gasoline taxes this summer ... aimed at stemming the public's pain now from the troubled economy. ... To help people weathe ...
Topics: Congress, economy, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

That '70s show Thirty years ago, high crop prices caused environmental destruction, too	Tom Philpott	14 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Last week, I wrote about high crop prices that were inspiring people to make all manner of dubious land-use decisions, like plowing up environmentally sensitive land to plant environmentally destructive corn.Then I came across an interesting bit from Merchants of Grain: The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the World's Food Supply, by veteran Washington Post reporter Dan Morgan. I've just started the book, which first came out in 1979. It's ...
Topics: agriculture, books, economy, food, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

Putting your money where your mouth is How expensive is food, really?	Sharon Astyk	14 Apr 2008	Gristmill
There is no doubt whatsoever that rising food costs are hurting people all over the world. More than half of the world's population spends 50 percent of their income or more on food, and the massive rise in staple prices threatens to increase famine rates drastically. We are already seeing the early signs of this in Haiti and in other poor nations. It is also undoubtedly true that rising food prices are digging into the budgets of average people, including me. An ...
Topics: ag policy, agriculture, economy, food, legislation, politics, sustainable ag (all these topics)

ANWR of the heartland? Why plowing up Conservation Reserve Program land won't solve the food crisis	Tom Philpott	11 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Uh oh. The New York Times reports that 'thousands of farmers are taking their fields out of the government's biggest conservation program, which pays them not to cultivate.' Rather then let the ground lie fallow, they're planting it with corn, soy, and wheat -- the price of each of which stands near or above all-time highs. 'Last fall, they took back as many acres as are in Rhode Island and Delaware combined,' The Times reports. And there's serious pressure to bring mo ...
Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, cellulosic ethanol, economy, food, industrial ag (all these topics)

Having naan of it India's 4,000 MW coal plant is a bad answer to electricity woes	Nathan Wyeth	10 Apr 2008	Gristmill
A few more thoughts on the 4,000 MW coal plant in India recently approved for international aid financing, which David and Joe have noted. I think this deserves attention because it's at the center of the biggest climate question out there: how to meet tens of thousands of megawatt hours of unmet and projected power demand in India and China without huge coal plants like this Tata Mundra 'Ultra-Mega' plant. It's not simple. But following the logic for this project invol ...
Topics: business, coal, economy, energy, India (all these topics)

The Van fan club GOOD magazine's profile on the black green activist	Maywa Montenegro	09 Apr 2008	Gristmill
What Grist readers might have predicted over a year ago, when David interviewed Van Jones, is quickly becoming reality. In October, Thomas Friedman, in a gushing editorial, called Jones a 'rare bird' who 'exudes enough energy to light a few buildings on his own.' Now he's appeared on the Colbert Report where, despite the always-awkward position of Stephen's interviewees, he managed to land 'green jobs' in the mental dictionary of millions of young viewers. I had th ...
Topics: business, economy, environmental justice, environmental movement, green jobs, hotties, Van Jones (all these topics)

The 2030 Blueprint Solving climate change can save billions, boost the economy, and create jobs	Edward Mazria	07 Apr 2008	Gristmill
A new report from Architecture2030 shows that solving the climate change crisis can save billions of dollars, stimulate a deteriorating U.S. economy, and create high quality jobs (full report here). Complex problems sometimes require the simplest of solutions. One of the most important questions facing those attempting to solve the climate crisis is, 'How do we reduce CO2 emissions dramatically and immediately?' The simplest answer is, 'Turn off the coal plants.' ...
Topics: business, coal, economy, energy, green jobs (all these topics)

Skewed View from the Berkeley Hills Why Michael Pollan and Alice Waters should quit celebrating food-price hikes	Tom Philpott	04 Apr 2008	Victual Reality
As their grocery bills rise, Americans should take comfort: the price they're paying for industrially produced food in the supermarket is starting to approach that of artisanally produced food at the farmers' market. And that might make more of them choose healthier, less environmentally destructive diets. At least, that's the message of an article in Wedne ...
Topics: ag policy, agriculture, consumerism, economy, food, health, local food, politics (all these topics)

Matt Drudge's misleading mashup bolsters right-wing fantasy World Drudge hijacks headlines to sell global warming denial	Brad Johnson	04 Apr 2008	Gristmill
From the Think Progress Wonk Room. Atop the Drudge Report right now: Do the stories behind these headlines tell the tale that global warming alarmists have 'hijacked' the political debate despite a 'lack of natural disasters' and no global warming 'since 1998'? No. Let's review: DRUDGE HEADLINE #1: REPORT: GLOBAL TEMPS 'HAVE NOT RISEN SINCE 1998' This claim has been thoroughly debunked every time it's popped up. The oil-backed global ...
Topics: business, climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, economy, severe weather (all these topics)

A dream reborn Forty years gone: MLK's dream today would be colored green	Van Jones	04 Apr 2008	Gristmill
The following are my introductory remarks to the Dream Reborn conference, beginning today and running through the weekend in Memphis, Tenn. Forty years ago today, on April 4, 1968, a sniper assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King had come to Memphis, Tennessee, to aid striking sanitation workers. The preeminent civil rights leader of his time, he was only 39 years old. Four decades have passed since that fateful day. As of this month, Dr. King has been gone fro ...
Topics: economy, environmental justice, environmental movement, grassroots activism, green jobs, politics, Van Jones (all these topics)

Van Jones on Colbert Report	David Roberts	03 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Am I the only one who just doesn't much like the Colbert Report? The interviews, especially. Colbert always comes off like a dickhead -- that's his shtick -- but the guests are in a catch-22 as well. They look bad if they play along and bad if they try to play it straight. It just ends up being awkward and conveying virtually no information. Why bother? Jon Stewart is a notorious pitcher of softballs, but at least he actually tries to engage his guests.
Topics: air pollution, business, economy, funnies, green jobs, solar voltaic power, TV, Van Jones (all these topics)

Carbon policy details: Part 5 The solution: Output-based standards	Sean Casten	03 Apr 2008	Gristmill
This is the fifth and final post in a series on the details required to get carbon policy right. See also parts one, two, three, and four. So far, I've done a lot of complaining -- which, in and of itself, is just, well ... whiny. Here, then, is a solution. First, a very brief review: A test of good carbon policy is whether it encourages the private sector to invest capital in projects that will reduce GHG emissions. 'Additionality' confuses carbon policy, by ...
Topics: carbon trading, climate, economy, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

More reasons to love Lieberman-Warner CAP article says it promotes the transition to clean energy	Joseph Romm	02 Apr 2008	Gristmill
A new article by the Center for American Progress makes clear that the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act [PDF], S. 2191, would be a boon to affordable, job-creating renewable energy. The article, by CAP's Daniel J. Weiss and Alexandra Kougentakis, explains how the bill would ... ... make significant reductions in the carbon dioxide pollution that causes global warming as well as turbo charge investments in clean energy technologies such as wind, solar, and geotherma ...
Topics: climate, economy, energy, legislation, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

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