Sentences with phrase «of food and fuel»

Current ethanol policy has increased and destabilized corn and related commodity prices to the detriment of both food and fuel producers.

Agricultural fields could easily convert many acres to grow starchy plants for biofuels and would not need to reduce «native lands» if Americans simply reduced their consumption — of both food and fuel.

When subsequent embargoes left the entire island bereft of food and fuel, locals subsisted from coconuts, and processed the drupe into biofuel for energy.

A grim journey into post-apocalyptic Americana, Overland combines procedurally generated events, turn - based combat, and the morbid calculus of food and fuel conservation as players travel through a heartland - gone - wasteland depicted through geometric, papercraft - inspired art.

A better title would have been: «Fueled: The Effects of Using Food for Fuel» or something like that, because the central question of the book is to what degree has using crops to produce biomass for fuel production (usually ethanol) affected the costs of food and fuel.

Scarcity of food and fuel are normal conditions in our growing world.

As one firm after another toppled, shock waves rippled from Wall Street around the globe with one consequence being the precipitous drop in the price of food and the fuel needed to transport it.

«From the Tories designating steel a low - priority industry, to the vulnerability of Bridgend Ford, to the warning signals from the agricultural community and the expectation that the price of food and fuel will rise, we are seeing what Brexit will mean for businesses, families and workers.

General secretary Dave Prentis said the «spiralling cost» of food and fuel is causing «real hardship» for public sector workers.

Though in their mid-20s, when asked about the rising cost of food and fuel, they reminisce about bygone times with the hazy recollection of grandparents.

China is North Korea's main benefactor, providing most of its food and fuel.

Not exact matches

Core inflation, which excludes food and fuel, is expected to be up slightly in December by 0.2 %, primarily driven by the rising cost of rent.

Resistance is also fueled by the massive and often inappropriate use of antibiotics in agriculture; for decades these precious drugs have been used to promote growth and fend off costly infections that can result from the cramped conditions of industrial - scale food animal production.

For example, while the Bank of Canada uses core inflation to set its monetary policy, that figure does not include the cost of fuel and food, which nonetheless represent a significant chunk of many household budgets.

But for now, at least, Canadians had better get used to spending more on the stuff we've long taken for granted: the era of cheap food and fuel, it seems, is over.

Weathering the ever - increasing costs of food, fuel and clothing could prove tricky.

Your cause has to be more important than our out - of - control lives that are fueled by nutrient - poor foods and a lack of peace.

In Lebanon, for instance, an IRC report found that 87,700 Syrian refugee families each given $ 575 via ATM cards spent the money on food, clothes, fuel oil and getting out of debt.

When your body is lacking in nutrients or food, it's ability to function properly is halted, causing the organs to go into overdrive and the body to compensate by pulling from any and all sources of fuel in order to survive.

YUP there it is — the difference being the REAL wealth creation of manufacturing and export, as opposed to the fake prosperity based on credit - fuelled consumption (of coffee and food mostly).

According to the latest data from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, nearly 1 billion packages of hot dogs were sold at U.S. retail stores in 2014, fueling the meals of people that prefer to eat at home instead of at a fast food joint.

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

«You're looking at an economy where a lot of consumers are under some serious pressure from food and fuel costs.»

While protein products developed by these companies are not currently fit for human consumption, methane - based proteins could improve the environmental impact of meat production, and eventually further fuel the meatless revolution by creating another food source for developing economies in Africa and Asia.

In large part, the quarter's strength was fueled by Dunkin Donut's U.S. business, where same - store sales rose 2.9 % on the back of demand for new hot and iced beverages and breakfast food, such as a flatbread with eggs and guacamole.

Teucrium's new fund - of - funds TAGS targets the four key ag commodities that matter most to the world's supply of food — animal feed and fuel — CIO Sal Gilbertie says.

The basket of goods used to calculate the level of price inflation is continuously manipulated.Very often «volatile» food and fuel is not included in the US measure.

This does not just include farming opportunities, but it includes spinoff industries such as textiles, food, brewing, bio fuel, bio plastics, remediation of land, and medicine.

To put it simply, an asset or assets, in the case of binary options trading, are the virtual items which you have purchased, may it be in the form of stocks, or through calls and acquiring them later on as you succeed in making profits and increase the amount of stocks or binary options trading items that you have — regardless of the dynamic, might it be an item, food, fuel, or foreign currency «betting».

The changing climate will present new risks and new opportunities as we face the very complex task of producing enough food, feed, and fuel for a world on its way to nine billion increasingly prosperous people.

The storm quickly gave way to a humanitarian crisis, with many of Puerto Rico's residents struggling to access food, water, and fuel to run generators and cars.

As of September 28, just over a week after Maria struck Puerto Rico, clean water, food, and fuel for generators were still hard to come by, most cell phone sites were out of service, and emergency officials struggled to distribute supplies throughout the island of 3.4 million people.

Trucks stimulate economic activity in every sector of the American economy — including health care, fuel and transportation, waste removal, retail, food and agriculture, manufacturing, banking and finance, and many others.

They give us a paycheck to help them milk the wealth from our land in the form of fossil fuel, minerals, raw materials and food; pay us to process it into pretty, Twinkie - packages of stuff that we «just can't live without», and then sell it back to us and others at a profit that puts them on easy street.

Tearfund said a third of all food produced globally is not eaten and waste on this scale is «fueling climate change, causing more droughts, floods and less reliable rain, making life harder for the people in poverty across the world that Tearfund works with».

Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22

The need to provide food, water, minerals, fuel and other necessities for such increasing numbers of people will place pressures on virtually all areas of the earth and demand the most careful planning and management of natural resources.

Jan. 30, 2013 — There's a wobbly new biochemical structure in Burckhard Seelig's lab at the University of Minnesota that may resemble what enzymes looked like billions of years ago, when life on earth began to evolve - long before they became ingredients for new and improved products, from detergents to foods and fuels.

Jan. 30, 2013 — There's a wobbly new biochemical structure in Burckhard Seelig's lab at the University of Minnesota that MAY (emphasis mine) resemble what enzymes looked like billions of years ago, when life on earth began to evolve - long before they became ingredients for new and improved products, from detergents to foods and fuels.»

Food is to double in cost by the end of this year and fuel oil is already more than a burden that most of us take until the end of summer to pay off to only start again.

However, it began a new phase of environmental deterioration with its great and increasing dependence upon non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels and on renewable resources such as timber and food.

The organization found that the government officials have gained massive personal fortunes from arms deals, oil and gambling to fuel one of the world's deadliest conflicts that has been happening since 2013 andhas left tens of thousands dead and almost half the country with food insecurity.

Immigration and migration, fueled by changing job markets, business, and leisure travel are the main factors leading to an increasingly interesting variety of food products — even in Germany.

I agree with the critics that dividing food into two categories: «good» and «bad», is incredibly negative, and only works to further fuel the idea that food is something that should inflict feelings of guilt, which I fundamentally disagree with.

During the 2010 - 2011 school year, the department composted 143 tons of food waste, collected 4,533 gallons of used cooking oil (to create biodiesel fuel) and recycled more than 150 tons of cardboard, glass and plastic.

I LOVE to eat and fuel my body to live life to the utmost, and I wholeheartedly believe that sustainably sourced, nutrient dense foods can be the greatest form of medicine as well as the ingredients to create the most delicious, palate pleasing meals (it's a win - win!)

It's a pretty simple idea: 80 % of the time, you fuel your body with healthy, nutrient - dense foods, and then the remaining 20 % of the time, you can indulge in treats and less nutritious... [Read More]

Aztec Indians used to use it as their «running food» before battle as it fuels the body with lots of energy and keeps you full longer.

It's all about using high - protein food sources in portable and easy - to - eat ways that you can bring with you on the go for an instant fuel - up, or whip up quickly to curb any cravings that come out of nowhere.

When Dave and I got back from our wonderful weekend getaway to Florida, we didn't have a whole lot of food to fuel me through a day of work yesterday.