With food prices rising quickly and a grain crisis looming, the end of cheap food may indeed be here.

From a personal point of view, I know several people near the poverty line who are really feeling the pinch now between oil prices (gas, heating oil, etc) and rising food prices.

As some have observed on a post of mine, the demon in biofuels is that which is corn-based, not ethanol itself. Good clip!

Couple of related links:
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The behavior of lemmings is much the same as that of many other rodents which have periodic population booms and then disperse in all directions, seeking the food and shelter that their natural habitat cannot provide.