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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 93.63 | +3.02 | +3.33% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 98.41 | +3.23 | +3.39% | ||
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Opec Basket • 3 days | 95.31 | -0.42 | -0.44% | ||
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Mars US • 16 hours | 91.78 | +2.49 | +2.79% | ||
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Gasoline • 12 mins | 2.573 | -0.026 | -0.99% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 98.41 | +3.23 | +3.39% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 99.20 | +2.62 | +2.71% | ||
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Opec Basket • 3 days | 95.31 | -0.42 | -0.44% |
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Peace Sour • 8 hours | 88.18 | +3.29 | +3.88% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 8 hours | 88.68 | +3.29 | +3.85% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 8 hours | 97.28 | +3.29 | +3.50% | ||
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Central Alberta • 8 hours | 86.48 | +3.29 | +3.95% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 86.87 | +0.71 | +0.82% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 87.00 | +0.75 | +0.87% | ||
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Kansas Common • 1 day | 84.00 | +3.25 | +4.02% | ||
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Buena Vista • 3 days | 95.63 | -0.10 | -0.10% |
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Almost Half of all Food Produced is Thrown Away
Between 30 and 50 percent of all food produced globally, equivalent to two billion tons, is thrown away each year according to a recent report written by the UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME), titled ‘Global Food; Waste Not, Want Not’.
The Guardian states that overly-cautious sell by dates, buy one get one free deals, and an obsession with only consuming fruit and vegetables that look perfect are some of the main reasons for this colossal waste of, not only food, but also the water, energy, and arable land used in the creation of the food.
The two billion tons of food wasted each year use 550 billion cubic metres of water to produce, with meat requiring 20-50 times more water than vegetables. As the global population increases to nine and a half billion by 2075, will the lack of available water to produce enough meat lead the majority to become vegetarians?
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The report found that in the US and parts of Europe nearly half of all food bought by consumers is thrown away; and that 30 percent of all crops grown in the UK are not even harvested because they do not meet the stringent cosmetic standards that are set by supermarkets and other food distributors around the world. These statistics are criminal considering the fact that in 2010 nearly one billion people across the world went without food.
In order to try and reduce the wastage seen across the food industry, the IME recommends better engineering, agricultural techniques, and infrastructure.
By. Charels Kennedy of Oilprice.com
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I hope smaller community movements to be conscientious consumers can continue to spread. The younger generation also has a huge responsibility to start changing the culture of consumption. We are the consumers of the near future and we have the opportunity to teach future generations how to be less wasteful and more sustainable.
And how many people even bother to plant and a tend a small garden. The price of seeds is quite cheap at places like Walmart. Lack of space has nothing to do with it and is just an excuse. There are not only community gardens but many farmers who would be glad to share space in return for a little labor.
I grew up in a poor rural part of the country. We had little money to spend on food, but we raised about 75% of our food and gave away surplus to neighbors. I get really tired of reading articles like this as they are rarely based on reality.
Stateing that one billion went without food is a loose contention. We didn't lose 1/7 of our population last year to starvation. How long do people without food survive? Okay, you may retort this was taken out of context but it was also written out of context.
The dating of food indoctrinates the consuming public. I buy many items on the day of expiration and sometimes don't use it for a few more days or immediately cook or prepare as that delays it's perishing.
An acquaintance who served in the South Pacific during WWII as a Mess Sargent told me they were instructed to stick a knife into a portion of meat that was smelling bad and if the tip of the knife, when withdrawn, didn't smell the same, use it. They did and no one died from the meat.
The same progressives that introduced this nonsense are the same ones now lamenting the results.
There is common sense and there are laws to alleviate same.