The people of the United States now prepare for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI with their usual reverent good taste (see above). Many await clarification of the list of “New Sins” recently outlined by His Holiness, whose U.S. visit coincides with a frightening new wave of food riots, famine, and deaths by starvation in many parts of the world. The rest of the world merely faces rising food prices, hunger and malnutrition.
Perhaps Pope Benedict could anathematize those intentionally fomenting this deadly world food scarcity for profit, and ban their evil battle flag:
In a starving world, the term “Synfuel” must certainly be a spelling error.
A clear Papal formulation would help, perhaps something like:
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April 14, 2008 at 11:54 am
Only 7?
Oh well….As it is in Washington, hell will already be far too crowded.
April 14, 2008 at 1:08 pm
hell will already be far too crowded
Lots of vacant real estate in Hell. It’s just an easier commute from DC, and single-driver SUVs are allowed in the HOV lanes.
February 25, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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February 25, 2009 at 1:20 pm
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February 26, 2009 at 7:58 am
First, I feel offended that the picture of the pope is used for such a stupid article. The writer of this article should do a little research and find out that most of the by-products of ethanol is used as food.
February 26, 2009 at 8:43 am
Jack Daniels Says: I feel offended that the picture of the pope is used for such a stupid article.
Sorry, Your Holiness, but I … wait, you’re not Pope Benedict! So the graphic isn’t addressed to you, is it?
See the date on this entry? Know where His Holiness was then? Right here in the US of A, a few blocks from where I’m sitting. It seemed like a good time to ask the question.
The writer of this article should do a little research and find out that most of the by-products of ethanol is used as food.
They is, is they? And what miniscule proportion of byproducts fed to cattle ends up as human food for those wealthy enough to afford meat?
Here’s the bottom line of some research for you:
“Producing biofuels today is a crime against humanity,” Jean Ziegler, UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food.
“While many are worrying about filling their gas tanks, many others around the world are struggling to fill their stomachs, and it is getting more and more difficult every day.” Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank.
February 26, 2009 at 9:19 am
Where is the Muslim part of your article? Did you edit it out? The Muslims might be offended in the production of ethanol but don’t include the Catholics by showing a picture of the pope.
The by-products of ethanol is a lot more than miniscule and is more like 90%. Plus, with the by-products, food is created for cows and pigs which in turn provides food for humans.
Pick on a topic which makes sense. Producing ethanol to get away from oil and calling it a sin is just plain dumb.
February 26, 2009 at 9:38 am
Here, get an education on ethanol and biofuels.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/256037
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9966867-54.html
http://metromodemedia.com/innovationnews/coskata5208.aspx
http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/13/ethanol-startup-coskata-launches-backed-by-general-motors-and-khosla/
February 26, 2009 at 10:00 am
Thanks, Jack. Let’s see what we have:
1. ALGENOL: This company knows that grain-to-gastank ethanol starves people to death. Algenol says they will breed special algae and develop a commercially-viable algae-to-ethanol fuel industry. The company’s June 2008 plans say they will produce commercial quantities of ethanol in Mexico by 2009, but these plans assume $4 a gallon gasoline and a viable financial system, no longer the case.
2. COSKATA: This company talks a good game — biomass, switchgrass — but it was still making ethanol from grain at the time of the press release. Coskata’s funder, GM, is currently a few blocks from here, begging for survival money.
Bottom line: Nothing viable.
February 26, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Jack:
One more time: when you burn up food in a hungry world, people starve — you have killed them.
If denied food, people die. Don’t take my word for it. Ask your family physician.
Religion makes no difference. Nationality does not matter. When you reduce the world food supply merely to fill your gas tank you deny people food and they starve to death.
Honest.
February 27, 2009 at 9:11 am
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February 28, 2009 at 1:21 am
[...] sin” into the search box over at Flickr. Turns out, you get the image above, which was created for the Pope’s visit to the U.S. back in early 2008. It’s a good reminder that the debate [...]