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Thursday, April 17, 2008

As Australia Dries, a Global Shortage of Rice


DENILIQUIN, Australia: Lindsay Renwick, the mayor of this dusty southern Australian town, remembers the constant whir of the rice mill. 'It was our little heartbeat out there, tickety-tick-tickety,' he said, imitating the giant fans that dried the rice, 'and now it has stopped.' (International Herald Tribune, Thursday)

Freedom can solve both the drought and the rice crisis.

FEE Timely Classic
Freedom Is the Environment's Best Friend by John Semmens