Comments on: Biofuels Are Endangering Gummy Bears, Seriously

By: Oil paintings

Oil paintings — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:16:22 +0000

Now this must be the reason why I can’t find any gummy bears in local stores here in our place. Have you heard news about a study done by a Japanese researcher? It says that gummy bears can be used to create fake finger prints. With this study, another importance of gummy bears is noted which might cause another increase in its price.

By: t-shirts

t-shirts — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:58:36 +0000

Interesting…
To be honest, we’re in the year 2007, and I find it strange that we still function on so much fuel and raw material. By now, I would have expected the world to have moved on. But, due to market and monopoly reasons, we have to live way behind our time so that people can keep their power over industry. This really has to change. Mind you, I don’t really mind if the price of sweets go up, but if the price of normal food goes up then we obviously have a problem… and one we could have probably fixed already.

By: trademark registration

trademark registration — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:35:28 +0000

Biofuels aren't one of the best ideas for alternative fuels because of the fact that they are made from chemicals often used in other products which include food. Is the tradeoff really worth it between food and fuel?

By: Biofuel Production’s Latest Victim is Meat « Earth2Tech

Biofuel Production’s Latest Victim is Meat « Earth2Tech — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:24:06 +0000

[...] take note: Meat is the latest food group falling victim to inefficient biofuel production. And we’re not talking gummy bears, either (though we have noted our concern about the endangerment of the cute little creatures in the [...]

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Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:45:07 +0000

[...] in Energy Not everyone is worrying over the effect of biofuels on the price of corn, tortillas, even gummy bears. A report from the Worldwatch Institute says that the rise in global agriculture prices from a [...]

By: Neal

Neal — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:30:19 +0000

This is a great topic. For one thing it shows the power of how markets operate.

For a similiar take on tortillas:
http://www.cleantechblog.com/2007/01/ethanol-nafta-tortillas-and-walmart.html

By: Bears endangered by biofuel growth | Greenbang.com

Bears endangered by biofuel growth | Greenbang.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:24:40 +0000

[...] Earth2Tech has the latest: The article says prices of one of the main ingredients of gummy bears, glucose, rose by 30 percent in 2006. Gummy bear-maker Haribo is so concerned it is part of the “Netzwerk Lebensmittel-Forum” (”Food Forum Network”), which focuses on the dangers of the food vs biofuel debate. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]