Climate Change

Extreme Weather Increases Global Food Prices

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Democrats are blaming the drought. Republicans are blaming the Obama administration. Although one thing they both agree on is that food prices are going up fast. In his acceptance speech at last week's GOP convention, Mitt Romney openly mocked tackling climate change, yet pointed to food prices in his long list of ongoing concerns: "Food prices are higher. Utility bills are higher, and gasoline prices, they've doubled,". 

Read it at Mother Jones


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