Sorry Willie. Rain forests are being torn up and plowed under to grow palm trees to be turned into biodiesel. However the emissions are shifted from mostly European, first world countries, to less developed third world countries. The net effect is an increase in global CO2<\/sub>. This enables Europe to come closer to meeting its Kyoto targets without actually having to reduce its power consumption. It’s a shell game, and one we’re losing.<\/p>\n And if that weren’t bad enough, it’s also diverting land and crops from food production. Increased usage of biodiesel may well increase starvation among the poorest people in the world.1<\/a><\/span> Unlike many other countries that pursued an anti-import, pro-export mercantilist strategy designed to keep gold in the country at all costs, Britain deliberately tried to increase the velocity of money and keep the minimum amount of gold in the country consistent with a necessary money supply. In essence they were viewing national wealth in much more modern terms of good and services produced, rather than in old-fashioned terms of how much yellow metal one had in the vaults. Many other nations didn’t catch up with this line of thought till the 20th century. 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n In fact, it’s one of the biggest. It’s fed by the Hackensack River, but is very brackish and tidal. It’s over 8,000 acres and used to be much larger before large chunks were filled in for development. It supports some surprising species including Fish Crow.3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Thank God for screen readers.4<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n So the next time you’re stuck on the tarmac for nine hours, you can stretch your legs. <\/p>\n 1<\/sup> George Monbiot If we want to save the planet, we need a five-year freeze on biofuels<\/a>, The Guardian, March 27, 2007<\/p>\n 2<\/sup> Duncan K. Foley, Adam’s Fallacy, Harvard University Press, 2006<\/p>\n 3<\/sup> Wikipedia, New Jersey Meadowlands<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n2. Britain became the largest economy of the 19th century by deliberately pursuing a policy of keeping gold out of the country.<\/h2>\n
3. The Meadowlands is a salt marsh.<\/h2>\n
4. Most blind people can’t read Braille<\/a>.<\/h2>\n
5. You can pre-reserve an exit row seat on JetBlue<\/h2>\n
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