Comments on: Food miles and the poor http://www.owen.org/blog/636 Thoughts from Owen in Africa Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: katie http://www.owen.org/blog/636/comment-page-1#comment-2415 katie Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:52:17 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/636#comment-2415 hiya i was doing my homework on this and found it very helpful thankyou hiya i was doing my homework on this and found it very helpful thankyou

]]> By: Craig Mackintosh http://www.owen.org/blog/636/comment-page-1#comment-2414 Craig Mackintosh Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:25:32 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/636#comment-2414 <p>Hello Owen, I found your blog on a related search, and thought I'd drop by and say "hi". <a href="http://www.celsias.com/blog/2007/02/13/food-miles-or-fair-miles/" rel="nofollow">This article</a> I just posted may interest some of your readers. Regards.</p> Hello Owen, I found your blog on a related search, and thought I’d drop by and say "hi". This article I just posted may interest some of your readers. Regards.

]]> By: luis_enrique http://www.owen.org/blog/636/comment-page-1#comment-2413 luis_enrique Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:52:57 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/636#comment-2413 Thanks Owen Thanks Owen

]]> By: Owen http://www.owen.org/blog/636/comment-page-1#comment-2412 Owen Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:42:21 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/636#comment-2412 Luis  - Take a look at <a href="http://www.agrifoodstandards.net/en/filemanager/active?fid=53" rel="nofollow">this paper</a> for the evidence on energy consumption of growing crops in Africa and transporting them.<br /><br />Tom - Fair point.  I just wanted to say that the magnitudes are small.<br /><br />Owen Luis  – Take a look at this paper for the evidence on energy consumption of growing crops in Africa and transporting them.

Tom – Fair point.  I just wanted to say that the magnitudes are small.

Owen

]]> By: stillhaventfound.org » Occasional Links 28 http://www.owen.org/blog/636/comment-page-1#comment-2411 stillhaventfound.org » Occasional Links 28 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:56:19 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/636#comment-2411 [...] 3) Owen Barder tackles the difficult question of whether we should buy food from poor countries, which eventhough it helps farmers, also damages the environment. [...] [...] 3) Owen Barder tackles the difficult question of whether we should buy food from poor countries, which eventhough it helps farmers, also damages the environment. [...]

]]> By: luis_enrique http://www.owen.org/blog/636/comment-page-1#comment-2410 luis_enrique Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:29:09 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/636#comment-2410 very interesting - do you have links to the data you used on energy consumption of various crops? very interesting – do you have links to the data you used on energy consumption of various crops?

]]> By: Tom http://www.owen.org/blog/636/comment-page-1#comment-2409 Tom Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:57:24 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/636#comment-2409 <p>I largely agree with the points made.  However, I dislike the phrase 'way less important than putting your appliances on standby mode.'</p> <p>If you're going to use language like 'way less important' it should be backed up by data. But as many people, including the likes of the Economist, have documented, data on the energy consumption of TVs on standby is sketchy at best. Indeed, for too long the government has been quoting one or two studies, that by common consent don't really stand up to scrutiny. </p> <p>This is not to say we shouldn't switch our TVs off, but by the same token neither should we overestimate the impact of doing this. </p> I largely agree with the points made.  However, I dislike the phrase ‘way less important than putting your appliances on standby mode.’

If you’re going to use language like ‘way less important’ it should be backed up by data. But as many people, including the likes of the Economist, have documented, data on the energy consumption of TVs on standby is sketchy at best. Indeed, for too long the government has been quoting one or two studies, that by common consent don’t really stand up to scrutiny.

This is not to say we shouldn’t switch our TVs off, but by the same token neither should we overestimate the impact of doing this.

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