Green Options » beer ingredients http://greenoptions.com/tag/beer-ingredients Posts tagged 'beer ingredients' Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:01:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Beer Shortages May Be Coming Due to Climate Change http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/13/beer-shortages-may-be-coming-due-to-climate-change/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/13/beer-shortages-may-be-coming-due-to-climate-change/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:01:42 +0000 Philip Proefrock http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/13/beer-shortages-may-be-coming-due-to-climate-change/ Empty beer glass CC photo by Tnarik from FlickrAmong the many other ill effects it is causing, global climate change may also be contributing to failures of hops and barley crops. Without these two essential ingredients, the supply of beer will be reduced, and prices for what remains will rise dramatically.

According to Jim Salinger, a climate scientist at New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, the warming globe will likely cause a decline in the production of malting barley, which, when combined with the scarcity of hops right now, stands to have a profound and negative impact on the world’s beer supply starting now, and for decades to come.

More information at Treehugger.

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