"the U.N. is now clearly saying that the ethanol/biofuel policies aggressively pursued by developed counties have exacerbated the current food crisis. Huge subsidies are being handed out to encourage production of biofuels by converting food products into energy products. This is what is responsible for drastically increasing prices of goods such as corn. So, what are these policies achieving? Developed countries subsidize their inefficient farmers, and the corn grown is then used to produce subsidized biofuels, which makes energy prices cheaper. The net result, to let the rich drive their cars and SUVs cheaply! And, who pays the real price for this? The world at large."
Kamal Nath is India's Minister of Commerce & Industry.
May 14, 2008
Problems that NEED Design Thinking...
Apr 8, 2008
Aug 28, 2007
Software Development Models - Next Step
Kathy Sierra blogs about the progress of software development models and where to go after Usability. Click Here.
Aug 17, 2007
Swarm Intelligence
"A single ant or bee isn't smart, but their colonies are. The study of swarm intelligence is providing insights that can help humans manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots." National Geographic
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