Thursday, April 24, 2008

My first conspiracy theory.

I'm not usually a conspiracy theorist, and I'm not sure this is even a true conspiracy theory. It does seem to be at the least quite a coincidence. Obviously only time will tell if my speculations prove to be correct.Ok, here it goes:

Oil prices go up = gas prices go up
gas prices go up = a greater demand for alternative fuel
great demand for alt. fuel = more developement of ethanol /bio fuel (less profits for oil companies)
more ethanol/ bio fuel = food costs go up / food becomes scarce
food costs go up / becomes scarce = people starve
people starve = ethanol / bio fuel production slowed or halted
bio fuel slowed = oil companies profits preserved
oil companies profits preserved = people still starve
people still starve = new excuse found.....oil companies profits preserved

It seems like we are being given a choice between unchecked gas prices or causing millions of people to starve to death. At least those are the options Big Oil wants us to believe we have. I find it extremely hard to believe that there isn't enough corn to do both.

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