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Is Climate Change Impacting Your Grocery Bill?
It doesn’t take a weatherman to point out the crazy weather we have experienced in the recent past. There are more severe droughts, storms, freezes and heat that many blame on climate change. The National Climate Assessment, that will drive Barack Obama’s environmental agenda, notes that average temperature in the US has increased by about 1.5F (0.8C) since 1895,…
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WARNING: Hot Coffee May Burn
There are too many funny coffee jokes to single one out but this one I found seriously relevant: Though I take my coffee black, I also take it seriously since it is one of the commodities in the S&P GSCI and DJ-UBS. Coffee has been the best performing commodity this year, up 23.9%. As I…
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Nat Gas Is HOTTEST In 4 Years
Every conversation I’ve had today with people from Nashville to Toronto has started with how cold it is outside. After the shock of the cold and when the heating bills come due, the conversation may turn to how expensive heat was in January. That, of course, is at least for those who don’t invest in…
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Natural Gas Is Backwardated And The Weather Is Backwards
When I see a forecast of freezing weather, unlike most, I don’t think about how I will dress warmly or prepare for the cold. As a commodity lady, I think about how much the price of natural gas will increase. However when I saw this on TV yesterday, I had more food for thought than…
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