In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:41:42 -0400, Bill wrote:


Edited for brevity.

Bill

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In the 12 months ending in March, producer prices climbed 6.9% on an
unadjusted basis. In the 12 months ending in February, prices were up
6.4%.
The producer-price data showed energy prices in the wholesale sector
increased 2.9% last month, after rising 0.8% in February. Gasoline last
month rose 1.3%. Residential natural gas was up 4.2%. Diesel fuel jumped
15.3% and home heating oil climbed 13.1%.
Food prices advanced 1.2% in March, after falling 0.5% in February.
Vegetables leaped 15.4%. Milled rice shot up 8.7%. Beef and veal rose
4.0%. Prices of passenger cars fell 0.2%, after rising 0.8% in February.
Prices of pet food rose 1.3%. Pharmaceutical preparations increased
0.4%. Light motor trucks slipped 0.3%. Toys dipped 0.1%. Tobacco
products were unchanged.

Factor in this......scary stuff.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ope...soration_act.h
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excerpt:

The Water Restoration Act of 2007, brought to you by Jim Oberstar of
Minnesota, along with others, gives the federal government complete
control over every waterway, river, stream, lake, aquifer, creek, slew,
swamp, underground spring and even the rain that runs off your roof.
Why? Well to better protect you from polluters and to ensure water
safety, and of course “national security”.


Here’s the real deal. Oil which has been deemed the worlds most
valuable commodity (remember that word) is quickly being replaced by
water. Water is the new “gold”. Under the Public Trust doctrine, the
government is prohibited from converting something such as water (a
human right…we can’t live without it) to a commodity. It must remain
in a public trust, meaning that it is so important to our survival that
it should never be subjected to markets, trading or private interests.
In other words, it should never be reclassified as a commodity. But
this Act lays the groundwork for removing from the Public Trust this
basic human right which is a necessity, and will facilitate it being
reclassified a “needed commodity”. Enter the multi-national
corporations.

What is under way is the effort to classify water as a commodity and
not a right. All of this actually started with NAFTA and then CAFTA.
Both agreements, which are not enforceable as they are both
unconstitutional have been parts of a puzzle that until recently seemed
not to make any sense at all. Both are focused on giving multinational
corporations the right to lay claim to food production whether it is
agriculture or animal ranching, to force out family farms, to patent
their new “frankenseeds” and put the resulting GMO food on our grocery
shelves without labeling the foods as altered.

Grrrr
Charlie

The federal government does not have complete control over the Great
Lakes around Michigan. The Great Lakes borders Canada and the Canadians
also have say on how the Great Lakes are handled. Unless Mr. Bush
violates Canadians sovereignties. If water is the new Gold, Michigan is
extremely wealthy.

The article about food riots was in the "Detroit Free Press" as well,
Section A, Page 12, Sunday 4-13-08.

Thanks to Billy for the great book recommendations "Omnivores Dilemma"
and "Teaming with Microbes". "Omnivores Dilemma" has become a top ten
personal favorite book. I have not gotten to "Teaming with Microbes",
but looks just as good. "Omnivores Dilemma" is an eye opener.

Enjoy Life ... Dan

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