A Message from Ben Boothe

2008-6-12

THE TIME FOR WIND HAS ARRIVED!

This photo is a turbine. That huge turbine will be installed atop a 400 ft pole, and three blades that are 150 ft long will be attached to it. It will provide electricity for over 1,000 homes.

This is the time of wind.

I just returned from the Wind Exposition 2008, in Houston, Texas. Wind turbine manufacturers from throughout the world were there, and we saw that the largest and best companies in the world have decided that wind means money, and they are expecting a virtual revolution in the w

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2008-6-10

We Cannot Afford a War with Iran, Let's Take Care of Business at Home for a Change

This is a portion of material, published on Monday, June 9, 2008 by Truthdig

The Iran Trap

by Chris Hedges

I do not think that Obama has ever had meaningful discussions with leaders of Iran.

Some believe that there is a failure by Barack Obama to chart another course in the Middle East, to defy the Israel lobby and to denounce the Bush administration’s inexorable march toward a conflict with Iran. Bush has failed to challenge the political leadership in the United States and Israel. We must be sure that Barack Obama doesn't repeat this policy. While he may win the White House, by the time he takes power he may be trapped in George Bush’s, or John McCain's alternative reality.

We need to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan . We need to stay the hand of Israel, which is building more settlements-in

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2008-5-17

FERTILIZERS DOUBLE IN PRICE

Worldwide demand for fertilizer is skyrocketing. The primary competition for chemical fertilizer for farmers in Canada, the USA, Europe, and Latin America consists of three nations. China, India, and Viet Nam. In Viet Nam farmers have converted from using natural "dung" to chemical fertilizers and their yields are growing. Don't buy the argument that Ethanol is causing this high food price. Ethanol is a drop in the bucket compared to the demand for food coming from China, India, and other nations in Asia.

Companies such as "Heart of Iowa" in Ames, Iowa report that as they sell and order fertilizer for farmers, they are finding that now they have to order several months in advance. Suppliers in Canada and other places simply cannot fill the demand, and in some cases there is a 6 month back log for items such as nitrogen and potash

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2008-5-8

The 70 Billion Dollar Solution

THE 70 BILLION DOLLAR SOLUTION It is nice to be right, but somehow a bit hollow, when you are right and seem powerless to watch powerful events unfold that will have powerful impacts on the lives of millions of people.

So, when the price of oil hit $100 per barrel, we watched to see the ripples. When it hit $115 per barrel, then $120 per barrel, we began to see the reports from around the world on skyrocketing food prices. Now oil men are talking about $200 per barrel oil, and $4 per gallon at the pump no longer seems far away (today reports showed regional averages of $3.60 to $3.80). So the $100 we predicted has now been surpassed, and so has the food shortages, and we will see $5 per gallon gas at the pump in 2008.

Today, there were reports about the global food dealers, such as Cargill, who are showing huge increase

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2008-4-27

GLOBAL FOOD SHORTAGE, RUNS ON COMMODITIES

A few days ago, on Earth Day, there was a special summit in London trying to deal with emergency food shortages around the world. If we can see the trees for the forest, we might see that these shortages are largely caused by environmental issues, not the least being global warming, climate change, and massive droughts in food production areas.

London experts called this a disaster, "unexpected". How could anyone not expect this? Those of us interested in the environment have been predicting this for over 30 years. In this very publication I predicted it 8 months ago, and again just a few weeks ago. Food shortages have spiked all over the world. What started as a drought in Australia, has accelerated to massive commodity purchases, stockpiling, and we now expect "runs" on food around the world. Now over 28 nations around the w

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2008-4-15

DUBAI PROPERTY INVESTMENT FORUM, UAE

Dubai, UAE, is the venue for the "SPECIAL VALUES PROPERTY INVESTMENT FORUM" highlighting properties of unique value and special returns on investment.

"Properties range from mountain ranchlands to real estate developments, hospital properties, a package of 11 shopping centers, resort homes, exclusive hotels, MRI clinics, hotels and condos in Ecuador, Costa Rica, U.S.A., Dubai, a historic home on the canals of old Amsterdam, even a hotel located on an active volcano (buy now before the next 'eruption' in Banos, Ecuador. We even have shrimp farms in Mexico and Texas," says Boothe, CEO and President of BBA Global Realty.

This is a most unique global collection, valued at over $350,000,000.00, thus the venue of Dubai was considered appropriate "Because some of the world's most liquid investors are located in Dubai," says Boothe.

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