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Famine 2006-7 Reduction of food, feed, and choice

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Europeans urged to eat less fish The key to saving dwindling European fish stocks is for people to consume less fish, conservationists of WWF say. The EU has restricted fishing in European waters in recent years, in an attempt to preserve fish stocks. In July, the European Commission proposed a 15% cut in quotas on cod fishing in the Baltic Sea. - Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 00:33 GMT 01:33 UK - BBC News The world conditioned to take up conservationism instead of turning to God.

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Consummerism is over. A new kind of survivalism began. Pluralism(ashen horse) run riot.

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The worst is yet to come In the March 14, 2005 issue of Time Magazine, writer Jeffrey D. Sachs reported, Eight million people die annually because they cant feed themselves35 percent of them dont have access to clean drinking water. While we add 100 million Americans, 190 countries around the world will add three billion people. If you think humanity suffers today, youre invited to stick around to see it worsen beyond your wildest predictions. - October 12, 2006 - By Frosty Wooldridge NewsWithViews.com

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The worst is yet to come As we explode toward this next 100 million added Americans, lets talk about losing farmland. For those of you who think we can grow endlessly because you see lots of open space as you fly in an airplane across our nation, you must address carrying capacity. That means how many humans, plants and animals can be sustained by a limited amount of land and water. - October 12, 2006 - By Frosty Wooldridge NewsWithViews.com

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Less irrigation, less food/crops With more pavement replacing pastures in Colorado, rainwater runs into drains instead of naturally working into the topsoil. Therefore, underground aquifers cant recharge. At some point, no one can irrigate crops on the remaining farmland. As we destroy prime farmland, our population explodes beyond our carrying capacity. Agricultural experts predict America will be importing more than 40 percent of fruits and vegetables within 30 years. As fuel prices rise, the cost of food will degrade our standard of living. And, worse, what if those countries sending us food today, cant or wont in the future? - October 12, 2006 - By Frosty Wooldridge NewsWithViews.com

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Too much poison, too little regeneration time Few officials understand the long term consequences of spraying herbicides, pesticides and injecting fertilizer by the billions of tons into our soils. From the millions of tons of toxic smoke stack particulate flooding down with each rainfall, were poisoning our land faster than it can cleanse itself of 72,000 human-made chemicals. We poison our ground water with chemicals leeching into the soil from landfills and industrial waste. With an added 100 million people, we poison the land, which is the foundation of our existence, faster than it can recover. - October 12, 2006 - By Frosty Wooldridge NewsWithViews.com

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Forecast dismal for Florida oranges MANATEE - Not since the bitter freezes of 1989-1990 decimated Sunshine State groves have Florida citrus growers faced such a dismal forecast for oranges. Coming on the heels of last year's disappointing crop, the 2006-2007 season is expected to be down another 9 percent, producing 135 million boxes of oranges, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. - JAMES A. JONES JR. The Herald - Fri, Oct. 13, 2006

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Food or fuel? President Bush himself appeared Oct. 12, to make a pitch for "making sure we diversify away from oil." If the delirious proposals to divert mass volumes of U.S. corn into ethanol are implemented, food shortages are guaranteed. - 2006

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a US policy of famine Accordingly, U.S. corn has accounted for close to 70% of all corn traded internationally. Especially dependent on U.S. corn imports are Japan, Mexico, and South Korea. Some 20% of all U.S. corn produced has been exported each year. Mexico, the original source of corn, was forced to become corn-import dependent under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But under the radical shift of corn into ethanol, U.S. exports stand to be wiped out. Of this year's U.S. crop, 20% is going into ethanolup from 3% in 2000. Next year, it could be 25%. The following year, 35%. Continuing this direction, given the worsening world grain shortage, involves non-linear effects amounting to a policy of famine. - 2006

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'Only 50 years left' for sea fish There will be virtually no fish or other seafood from the oceans by the middle of the century, scientists conclude. 2 Nov 2006 Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website This century is the last century of wild seafood - Steve Palumbi

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Severe hunger looms for Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is facing a food deficit of hundreds of thousands of tonnes - a third of its requirements. By December only 152,600 tonnes had been delivered, meaning widespread hunger looks set to continue. The monitors say Zimbabwe's lack of foreign currency is a key problem. - an international monitoring agency warns. Friday, 26 January 2007

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Shortage of rice in 2008 Delayed rains this year, followed by a hot spell, also hurt farmers. It is feared there will be a lack of rice production next year because of the changes in the weather and because the farmers are not used to this, Mr. De Boer said. Rising sea levels could inundate about 2,000 Indonesian islands by 2030 - 29 Jan 2007

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Zimbabwe inflation nears 1,600% Inflation hits a record annual rate of 1,594% as Zimbabwe faces chronic food and fuel shortages. Electricity, gas and other fuels were the items that contributed most to the year-on-year inflation rate, according to the Central Statistics Office. On a month-on-month basis inflation jumped by 45.4%, compared to the 36.3% rise seen in December. The country has been hit by an unemployment rate of more than 80% and chronic shortages of food and fuel. Political tensions are rising as urban workers have been hit by the soaring costs of consumer goods, public transport fares and medical fees. - Monday, 12 February 2007, 22:25 GMT BBC News

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How global warming goes against the grain The place where most of the world's people could first begin to feel the consequences of global warming may come as a surprise: in the stomach, via the supper plate. Experts worry food shortages triggered by crop devastation are a more immediate threat than flooding, Martin Mittlestaedt finds - 23/02/07 9:18 PM

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Millet, a staple in Niger tripled in price in 2005 due to drought. One of the solutions to global warming using crops to produce clean-burning bio- fuels such as ethanol would accentuate any harvest shortfalls because so much corn, sugar, and soybeans is now being diverted from the dinner plate to the gas tank.

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GMO corn causes liver, kidney problems in rats: study PARIS (Reuters) - Environmental group Greenpeace launched a fresh attack on genetically modified maize developed by U.S. biotech giant Monsanto, saying on Tuesday that rats fed on one version developed liver and kidney problems. Greenpeace said a study it had commissioned that was published in the journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Technology showed rats fed for 90 days on Monsanto's MON863 maize showed "signs of toxicity" in the liver and kidneys. "It is the first time that independent research, published in a peer- reviewed journal, has proved that a GMO authorized for human consumption presents signs of toxicity," Arnaud Apoteker, a spokesman for Greenpeace France said in a statement. MON863 is a form of maize genetically modified to make it resistant to corn rootworm. It has been authorized by the European Union for use in animal feed since 2005 and for human consumption since January 2006. - Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:51PM EDT

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Repent with the warnings before it is too late

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