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In five years' time, we could be living in a world where millions are dying in famines with no food aid to hand, regular storms and droughts wipe out acres of crops, and skyrocketing food prices have created global political panic, food experts say. - Bob Cordiak

NOTE: Some people say Bush's "biofuel" boom constitutes a greater crime against humanity than even his Iraq debacle. The interaction of the Bush led ethanol boom with the crisis of speculation, characterized by a chronic bubble economy, has been utterly disastrous in terms of its impact on the poor and hungry, never mind its negative environmental impact and other knock on effects as governments go into panic mode. Here's the view of a stock analyst.

- Bob Cordiak

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn new federal regulations that grants permission to oil companies working in the Chukchi Sea to disturb the polar bears and walrus that live there.

- Bob Cordiak