Get swine flu to Luton, that will do some good.
JDC: Food costs are so high due to fertiliser costs being so high, which I think is in relation to oil prices being high.
There was also a govt idea to use Oilseed rape as a biofuel, my Father went to a conference. Nobody was interested...
I forgot about the oil price and fertiliser relation but oil was $50 to $60 a barrel last time I checked, not the $150 it was a few months back
from what I've seen of bio fuel, the next generation of the stuff will be much better (in theory) as it uses the waste from food sources and so it will have less impact on the amount of land needed for growth
but your right the general public isn't interested, as they don't see how it affects their lives and so they don't worry about sustainability
the way I see it, the earth is limited resource, a very big one, but limited none the less, therefore as we run out of oil the price will go up but renewable sources of energy will be more economically viable
another way that might cure over population is to get everyone out of poverty as richer families have less children, but if you cure poverty you also slow down economic growth because people don't try as hard since the minimum standard of living will be comfortable and no government will want a slow down in economic growth
whoops I've gone off on a bit of a rant, and without some data to back up my opinions it's worth a pinch of salt :)
