[Vision2020] Fwd: Wind Power Surges, Food Price Crisis

[Tom Trail]

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Some interest information on wind power and also the world food problem

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>Wind Industry Blows Past Projections
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>Photo courtesy of Michael Lemmon via flickr
>More than 70 nations now tap the wind to produce 
>electricity, and about 200,000 people worldwide 
>work in the wind industry. But will wind turbine 
>shortages put new projects on hold? Researcher 
><http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=lizj,x5g,db,k90k,38yx,4acv,3mu5>Janet 
>Sawin analyzes the latest data on wind power, 
>concluding that the global wind market may well 
>exceed projections for years to come.
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><http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=lizj,x5g,db,ceo3,4vrg,4acv,3mu5>Vital 
>Signs Update: Wind Power Continues Rapid Rise
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>This Week in Food
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>In urban areas across the developing world, 
>rapidly rising food prices and demand are 
>creating "a perfect storm" of hunger and 
>desperation. World Bank President Robert 
>Zoellick is urging industrial nations to supply 
>an additional $500 million in food aid, reports 
><http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=lizj,x5g,db,lqb,jgnh,4acv,3mu5>Ben 
>Block. Meanwhile, companies around the world are 
>adjusting their farm-animal confinement policies 
>and requesting clarification of consumer labels 
>to reflect the changes, spurred largely by voter 
>initiatives.
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><http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=lizj,x5g,db,6ye0,98t7,4acv,3mu5>World 
>Bank President Proposes 'New Deal' for Food Aid
><http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=lizj,x5g,db,ddpa,66j9,4acv,3mu5>More 
>Companies Discontinuing Farm Animal Confinement
><http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=lizj,x5g,db,6bw7,3nhf,4acv,3mu5#toc>Meat 
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