Sentences with phrase «in food and energy»

And, taking it one step further, Pollan writes how «twinned crises in food and energy» have created an unprecedented political opportunity to overhaul the food system.

We actually need energy that is less costly than coal to meet the 3 % per year increase in food and energy supply target.

Those of us who knew about ethanol production with current technology knew it was going to produce server problems in the food and energy markets.

It is estimated, for example, that none of the [Millennium Development Goals] targets will be met in sub-Saharan Africa if current trends continue, and this is before account is taken of the real effects of the recent crises in food and energy, the rapid increase in impacts of climate change, and the major implications of a global economic slowdown.»

In his latest book, Eaarth, McKibben argues that we must shift to more durable localized economies — especially in food and energy production — to maintain global and national wealth and resources.

and with respect to food and energy, yes, they are more volatile, but also over the last three, five, ten, and twenty years, inflation in food and energy has been higher than that of the core CPI.

To avoid its own collapse, humankind must instead seek to maintain wealth and resources, in large part by shifting to more durable, localized economies — especially in food and energy production.

Except for occasional jumps in food and energy prices, which are deemed outside the so - called «core» rate of inflation, prices for most goods and services are largely viewed as under control.

Not exact matches

StatsCan's core index, which subtracts food and energy prices, was 1.4 per cent, the same as in May.

If you are not consuming enough food regularly in your diet, the body will have to resort to burning muscle tissue and even organ tissue to generate energy.

In the past, it's been a give and take: North Korea has agreed to take certain steps to dismantle its nuclear facilities in return for energy and food aiIn the past, it's been a give and take: North Korea has agreed to take certain steps to dismantle its nuclear facilities in return for energy and food aiin return for energy and food aid.

Excluding energy and food, inflation stood at 1.1 percent in October.

What's likely to be a bigger concern for rate - setters is that the core rate, which strips out potentially volatile items like energy and food, fell to just 0.7 percent in the year to April from 1 percent the month before.

The personal consumption expenditures index, excluding food and energy, rose 1.3 percent in the 12 months through August, according to the Department of Commerce.

The so - called core - core inflation index, which excludes food and energy prices and is similar to the core index used in the United States, fell an annual 0.6 percent.

Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in January from a year ago.

It was 1917, and although the calorie had been used in chemistry circles for decades — and is often credited to scientists such as Wilbur Olin Atwater and Nicolas Clément — it was Peters who was responsible for popularizing the idea that all we need to become healthier is knowing how much energy is in our food and fervently cutting back the excess.

That puzzle continued earlier Wednesday when Labor Department data showed consumer inflation, excluding food and energy, was lower than expected at 1.7 percent in the 12 months through November.

«It's also going to change how our kids learn in classes, how we stay healthy, how doctors and hospitals work, energy, transportation, even the food sector.»

Japan reported its consumer price index, excluding fresh food and energy, rose half a percent in the 12 months through March.

When they're isolated to the gut, they assist in breaking down food and synthesizing nutrients and energy for the body to use.

It rose by a more modest 0.2 percent in February and was up 2.2 percent over the last year (1.8 percent, excluding food and energy).

The measure that strips out the volatile prices of energy and unprocessed food, was 1.1 percent year - on - year in April from 1.3 percent in March and against an expected 1.2 percent rate.

Though the financial crisis offered immediate relief from rising food and energy prices, it also helped lay the groundwork for a supply shortage in its wake.

The next major upheavals will be in health care, education, transportation, energy, and food, and there are places other than California that will drive those.»

By July 2015, Mati was in 34 Whole Food stores around the Southeast, and so Birgisson took the major leap of paying a local bottling facility to do a massive run of 200,000 cans of Mati Energy tea.

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index advanced 0.3 percent in January - the largest gain since January 2017.

Expectations were for prices to fall 0.4 % in December from the prior month, with prices expected to rise 0.1 % when stripping out the more volatile costs of food and energy.

Jennifer Cohen, a fitness expert who helps executives boost productivity through wellness, says «food can directly affect everything in our bodies, from our mood and energy levels to our memory.»

In July, PPI grew 0.1 % and 0.2 % excluding food and energy, and on a year - over-year basis the index grew 1.7 % and 1.6 % when stripping out food and energy.

«Core» prices, which exclude the more volatile costs of food and energy, rose 0.3 % month - on - month in December and rose 2.1 % when compared to the prior year.

US consumer prices rose 2.2 % in the year to February while prices excluding food and energy rose just 1.8 %.

The U.S. has become rich with new incubators and accelerators aimed at startups in such categories as agriculture, art and design, biotech, food and clean energy.

We supply most of the energy and food consumed at home, providing a cushion against swings in global commodity prices.

Meantime, core CPI (which excludes energy and food)- came in at 1.4 percent, also above forecasts of 1.3 percent.

The core, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, is expected to rise a tamer 0.2 % after a strong 0.3 % gain in April.

The facts are not right here, energy is cheap that means the cost of manufacturing and transporting of goods is low, food and consumers staples already more affordable, so what if a few American oil companies going out of business.the cost of producing oil in middle east is less than $ 10 / bl and we were paying more than $ 140 / bl for it, with that huge profit margin the big oil companies and oil producing nations became richer and the rest of us left behind, with the oil price this low the oil giants don't want to reduce the price at pump even a penny, because they are so greedy.worst case scenario is some CEOs bonuses might drop from $ 20 million to $ 15 millions I am sure they will survive.in terms of the stock market it always bounces back, after all it's just a casino like game.

This has included Chinese takeovers of companies in robotics, semiconductors, machine - tools, telecoms, agribusiness, food, as well as infrastructures such as ports, airports, railways and energy utilities.

Reducing the weighting of food and energy prices in China's consumer price index would be one way.

And indeed here in the United States we look at a range of different measures of core inflation, for example, that take energy and food prices out of the overall indAnd indeed here in the United States we look at a range of different measures of core inflation, for example, that take energy and food prices out of the overall indand food prices out of the overall index.

Mr. Shea has also served as a director, Chairman, Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President or Managing Director of a variety of companies including H.J. Heinz Company in Europe, a manufacturer and marketer of a broad line of food products across the globe, John Morrell & Company, Specialty Meats Company, each an international meat processing firm, Grupo Polymer United in Latin America, a plastics manufacturer, Roncadin GmbH, a food processor operating across Europe, Premium Standard Farms, New Energy Company of Indiana and United Brands Company where he was Head of Global Corporate Development.

More than 1,000 fast - food workers gathered outside Chicago for a two - day convention which aimed to celebrate recent successes in the campaign for better workers» rights and drum up energy and ideas for a new wave of demonstrations.

The core PCE excluding food and energy rose just 0.8 %, marking the smallest gain in almost three years.

In the U.S., for example, those in the bottom quintiles of income distribution spend a much larger percentage of their expenses on food -, energy -, and rent - related expenditures than higher earnerIn the U.S., for example, those in the bottom quintiles of income distribution spend a much larger percentage of their expenses on food -, energy -, and rent - related expenditures than higher earnerin the bottom quintiles of income distribution spend a much larger percentage of their expenses on food -, energy -, and rent - related expenditures than higher earners.

In other words, headline measures are being distorted lower by declining energy and food prices, declines that aren't reflective of any economic shortfall.

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index soared 1.9 per cent in the 12 months through March, also the biggest increase since February 2017, after increasing 1.6 per cent in February.

This sort of inflation tends to show up in expenditure categories such as food, energy, motor fuel and apparel.

«We see a Chinese economy gradually shifting from construction to consumption, and so, we will transition,» said Mackenzie adding that «We imagine we will continue to creep our exports of steelmaking materials like metallurgical coal and iron ore, but we're much more likely to make major investments in what we feel are the next phase of China's growth in energy and in food.»

«The Harper government refused to increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), which would protect seniors from steep increases in housing, food and energy costs.

Again, core inflation is actually above 2 %, inflation held in check by energy, and food and low interest rates up to now.