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Monthly Archives: March 2012
“It doesn’t make any sense” III
Ethanol subsidies, first introduced in 1978 and expanded by Congress many times since, is one of the most egregious examples of ill-conceived government policy one can find. These subsidies have inflated food prices, undercut the competitiveness of U.S. cattle, hog … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Economics, Environment, Money, Political
Tagged biofuel, climate change, CO2, Congress, corn, deforestation, ethanol, food prices, fossil fuels, gasoline prices, global warming, pollution, renewable energy, subsidies, The Nature Conservancy
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“It doesn’t make any sense” II
The world population rose from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 7 billion in October 2011, and the U.N. projects that it will reach 9.3 billion by 2050. Achieving agreement on the “right” number of people may be impossible, but it’s … Continue reading