Sentences with phrase «of food and energy»

Second, the rapid and large - scale exploitation of fossil fuels [4]-- a vast stock of nonrenewable resources accumulated by Nature over hundreds of millions of years that are being drawn down in just a few centuries — and the invention of the Haber — Bosch process to use natural gas to produce nitrogen fertilizer [5,6] enabled increasingly higher levels of food and energy production.

Fueled by surging demand from China and other emerging economies, and boosted by the convergence of food and energy markets in response to American and European incentives for biofuels, the worldwide commodity boom over the past few years helped trigger a land rush that precipitated the conversion of natural forests into farms, plantations, and ranches.

Fueled by surging demand from China and other emerging economies, and boosted by the convergence of food and energy markets in response to American and European incentives for biofuels, the worldwide commodity boom over the past few years helped trigger a land rush that precipitated the conversion of natural forests for farms, plantations, and ranches.

All Americans received «fair shares» equal rations of food and energy.

The economy is tough right now and prices of food and energy are rising.

Some of you are trying to reduce the amount of food and energy being wasted in your kitchen and dining room, and others know procurement processes could be much better.

«Plant science is a great topic because people are much more aware of the effects of climate change and the challenges of food and energy production right now,» says Burke.

«Plant science is a great topic because people are much more aware of the effects of climate change and the challenges of food and energy production right now,» said Burke.

The organisms are not only superbly adapted to live in the highly alkaline lime wastes, but they can use the ISA as a source of food and energy under conditions that mimic those expected in and around intermediate level radwaste disposal sites.

«This discovery that lagoons can contribute such an important amount of food and energy to manta rays highlights the need to motivate management interventions in lagoons.»

Increases in the price of food and energy have been above inflation - it is these price rises which hit the poor hardest.

It is customary in many parts of the developed world to strip out the effects of food and energy prices on CPIs, on the assumption that such movements are usually due to temporary supply disturbances and hence will reverse.

Core inflation, which excludes the volatile movements in the prices of food and energy, however, remained unchanged at 2.7 percent from the previous month.

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

«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.

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.

But the price of food and energy — basic essentials, which, due to their volatility, core inflation doesn't take into account — has begun what many see as a slow - but - steady march north.

Not exact matches

Residents of the United States have, on average, more food - energy available to them than anybody else on the planet: 3,729 calories per person, per day — or so the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization calculafood - energy available to them than anybody else on the planet: 3,729 calories per person, per day — or so the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization calculaFood and Agriculture Organization calculates.

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.

Health.com suggested ensuring you eat a substantial amount of complex carbs, starting your day with soluble fiber foods like oatmeal, eating every couple of hours, and choosing cruciferous vegetables like brussel sprouts, broccoli, and kale to have utmost energy throughout the day.

Donuts, soda, and other forms of refined sugar lead to an energy boost that lasts a mere 20 minutes, while oatmeal, brown rice, and other foods containing complex carbohydrates release their energy slowly, which enables you to sustain your focus.

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

For much more on the biological explanations of how various foods affect your body and more detailed advice on how to eat right for consistent energy, check out Klatell's complete post.

«I've loved to eat all my life, but street food, because of the action and energy and being able to see the cooking before you eat it, has always fascinated me.

These variations mean that each of us needs a different amount of energy from our food, and it can vary substantially by the day.

«Food is both the culprit and the treatment for a big part of our lack of energy, muddled thinking, and mid-afternoon drowsy eyes,» she writes, before offering advice on how to modify your diet to keep your mind and body on an even keel throughout the day.

The export of energy, food and minerals will be controlled.

Processed foods, fast food and sugary drinks can decrease your energy and throw your work - life balance out of whack.

For those of us who did, we spent our energy playing and learning, not worrying about food or safety.

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.

So, they created a dog food that helps fight the effects of aging — everything from deteriorating brain function, immune system and energy levels.

That isn't to say we don't need small amounts of vitamins to survive — without vitamins like A, C, and E, for example, we have a hard time turning food into energy and can develop conditions like rickets or scurvy.

The book begins with an overview of the renewable energy technologies we have now, and then moves on to discuss food, women and girls, buildings and cities, land use, transport, and materials.

When the participants were well rested, the reward centers of their brains didn't react nearly as much to the junk food photos as when they were lacking sleep, suggesting that we're subconsciously more attracted to fatty foods when we're tired and need energy.

From housing to food and energy, wages go further when the cost of living is low.

At some point, we face catastrophic climate destabilization, lack of water and arable land to grow food as well as loss of oil energy to drive our civilizations.

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.

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 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.

Big tech companies, global retailers, clean energy firms, food makers, agriculture conglomerates, and a couple of utilities have all signed on.

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.

Commenting on the continuing improved trade between Canada and the Philippines, the Philippine Ambassador to Canada, Francisco Benedicto, said the main industry sectors of opportunity for Canadian businesses are advanced technology products and services, energy and natural resources, and agriculture and food products.

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.

Many emerging markets are caught between high food and energy inflation and the threat of higher interest rates.

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 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.

Asia, a major driver of global economic growth, is both a source of competitive imports but increasingly an important destination for exports for the Canadian economy, a growing market for resource - based commodities but also agri - food products, specialized manufactures, financial and other services and, potentially, energy.