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Climate change will impact beer production: scientist

ctv.ca — The price of beer is likely to rise in coming decades because climate change will hamper the production of a key grain needed for the brew -- especially in Australia, a scientist warned Tuesday.

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  • timbofirstblood, on 04/11/2008, -0/+1"New Zealand and Australian brewer Lion Nathan's corporate affairs director Liz Read said climate change already was forcing up the price of malted barley, sugar, aluminium and sugar." Can anyone explain to me how climate change is supposed to affect the price of aluminum? Give me a break.

    • JaronDiggGuy, on 04/11/2008, -0/+1Perhaps it has to do with the extraction of aluminum?

      I dunno either.
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