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- OECD says biofuels' influence on food prices are exaggerated
- The recent price rally in farm commodities such as grains, oilseeds and sugar beet can be attributed partly to higher biofuel demand but their share of the blame has been exaggerated, says a top official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Loek Boonekamp, a division head in the...
- Research articles 2008-01-21
- Former White House economist: more biofuels equals higher food prices
- Increased production of biofuels such as ethanol might help farmers' bottom lines and address climate-change concerns, but it could inflate food prices worldwide, warns a former White House economist. The Associated Press reports that David Sunding, who served on former President Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers and currently an...
- Research articles 2007-04-02
- NRA, NCCR join fight vs. ethanol policies: coalition urges Congress to weigh effects of biofuel mandates on food price inflation
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- Research articles 2008-05-12
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- Food prices to rise as biofuel demand grows.
- Byline: Inflationary pressures expected as new energy market competes with food chain commodities Demand for biofuels and rising incomes in developing nations will push up the prices of food, fund managers predict. Invesco Perpetual fund manager Martin Walker is...
- Research articles 2007-05-07
- Food crops for fuel is criminal, expert says
- UNITED NATIONS -- A U.N. expert on Friday called the growing practice of converting food crops into biofuel "a crime against humanity," saying it is creating food shortages and price jumps that cause millions of poor people to go hungry. Jean Ziegler, who has been the United Nations'...
- Research articles 2007-10-27
- Ten clean technology predictions for 2010
- For several years now, as each year comes to a close, we've been issuing predictions for the coming one. While we certainly acknowledge we've not necessarily gotten each one right in years past, a great number of our predictions have proved prescient (see Eight cleantech developments to watch for in...
- News items 2009-11-30
- NRA: Ethanol push to hurt food costs, fry oil changes
- WASHINGTON -- The National Restaurant Association has asked the leaders of both political parties in the U.S. Senate to consider how a legislative push for stepped-up ethanol production could inflate food costs and hinder production of new trans-fat-free oils. The diversion of more corn to production of the biofuel...
- Research articles 2007-06-25
- Australia's Mission seals biofuel deal with Valero
- Valero Energy, the US's biggest independent refiner, signed a five-year deal, worth up to $3.5bn, to buy biodiesel from Mission NewEnergy, an Australian-listed biodiesel refiner. The agreement also gives Valero the right to buy up to 25 per cent of Mission at A$0.45 per common share, representing a 61 per...
- News items 2009-12-11
- World cooling on biofuel solution to climate change
- JAKARTA AFP — Once a golden promise in the fight against climate change, biofuels are fast losing their lustre as high demand for essential crops drives land clearing and pushes up the price of food. Biofuels made from food crops such as corn, sugar, soybeans and oil palm burn...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- 'Sides' Square off in Biofuels Debate
- "Go ahead," says the headline of an essay in BusinessWeek, "blame biofuels" for rising food prices. But the article itself says: "Apparently the problem has multiple causes." Oh! Apparently, some of those causes are higher fuels costs, rising worldwide demand for meat, speculation...
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- PerkinElmer Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions] Your first question will come from the line of Paul Knight of Thomas Weisel Partners. Paul Knight - Thomas Weisel Partners Hi Greg. Gregory L. Summe - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hey Paul, how are you doing? Paul...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-28
- Drumbeat: December 8, 2009
- Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom DIMOCK, Pa. — Victoria Switzer dreamed of a peaceful retirement in these Appalachian hills. Instead, she is coping with a big problem after a nearby natural gas well contaminated her family's drinking water with high levels of...
- News items 2009-12-08
- Can Biofuels Make Up The Difference For Struggling World Oil Production?
- Many biofuels currently in production use corn, soy, or sugar as feedstock. As these are both also sources of food, at least a portion of any future biofuel production will compete with world food demand. The result will, at best, be an increase in the price of food. At worst,...
- White papers 2008-02-14
- The Perfect Storm for Decreasing Oil Consumption
- A favorite theme of some oil pundits today is that following the low demand of the recession, the United States will suffer through a painful price crunch. Oil companies, they say, will need years to build their production back up, while demand for transportation fuel, the end use for 70...
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Heathrow Can Expand If Growth Capped
- By Nina ChestneyLONDON (Reuters UK) - Britain could go ahead with a new runway at London's Heathrow airport if the growth in passenger numbers between now and 2050 is limited to 60 percent, the government's chief climate change adviser said on Tuesday.The government has said the aviation sector's carbon dioxide...
- News items 2009-12-17
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