Parable of the Fishes


	Parable of the Fishes

abailart

11-20-2007 4:51 AM

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starvation, poverty, economics, sustainability

abailart says:

Economic 'regulation' aside, rich western world consumers throw away a thgird of their food every day.

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11-20-2007 6:11 AM

Deepti

It doesn't make sense when we have people in this world dying of starvation

11-20-2007 8:20 AM

bignosemousie

Our global food distribution could be better. I read somewhere (like that helps) that the US exports and imports the same crop. ??? What kind of system is that?

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<FONT size="2">It says fishing crews often continue catching large amounts of fish, such as cod, by accident after exceeding quotas and have no option but to dump them.
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<FONT size="2">The practice leaves crews struggling to make a living, while damaging hopes for sustainability, say environmentalists.
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