Food Prices Jumped to Record High in December

Global food prices rose to a record high last month, overtaking even the levels seen during the 2007-2008 food crisis.

The UN Food and Agricultural Organization said its food price index rose to 214.7 points last month, an increase of almost 4.2% fro…

The BP Oil Spill’s Long-Term Threat to Bluefin Tuna

The Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may have unleashed a chain of events that could extend economically far beyond the region, threatening one of the world’s most lucrative fishing species — the bluefin tuna. …