According to the Asian Development Bank’s latest Asia Economic Monitor, the days of cheap food are numbered as increased demand, supply problems and the upsurge of the biofuel industry will forever keep the price of food at current levels.

While also here in the Philippines there is a more heated debate on Population Control being waged between the Catholic Church and the Government. The Catholic Church only endorses Natural Family Planning Method and Artificial means are treated as a sin.
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In His speech at World Youth Day 2008 in Australia, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, said that he laments the world’s “insatiable consumption” that results in squadering of the worlds resources (mineral and ocean) as well leading to soil erosion and deforestation.

He said to the young Catholics:

“Some of you come from island nations whose very existence is threatened by rising water levels, others from nations suffering the effects of devastating drought. God’s wondrous creation is sometimes experienced as almost hostile to its stewards, even something dangerous. How can what is ‘good’ appear so threatening?”

Early this year the Vatican announced that polluting is a Sin as part of their program to modernize the classification of Mortal Sins in the Catholic Faith.

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IDES Corp, a joint venture between Itochu Corp. and Dowa Eco-System Co. Ltd. of Japan has been issued a corporate license by the Philippine SEC with a capitalization of P130M. Their business is to setup methane capturing biodigesters in Philippine swine producers then selling the carbon credit generated from it to Japanese companies who are complying with the Kyoto Protocol Framework set by their government.

They are expecting to generate about 150,000 tons of CER annually from 2009 from the swine farms near Manila. Long term they are also hoping to setup shop in other Asian countries. Methane captured from the swine manure will be burned.
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Sometimes I ask myself why I continue to write here, considering that this doesn’t necessarily put food on the table… so once in a while it’s nice to see videos like these: that put the things bigger than you into perspective… So sing with me now…
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This is the best gas saving technique that I know of. Quite easy actually, even my 1.7 year old son does this when I’m driving and I swear that it saves me tons of gas a week. And it works for all types of vehicles, from SUV’s to sedans, to compacts etc. It’s just a simple process too. First you put your hand on the ignition key… and the next step is… wait for it… turn the key to the left.

Yeah, I don’t believe in after market gas saving add-ons to the car. I think the most they can do is knock off a few pts of your gas consumption but the threat of damaging your engine could be much greater.
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