[Submitted] Hunger Games

[New Ladavia]

Hunger Games

After a feature-length documentary Made in @@NAME@@ was released on @@NAME@@'s agricultural industry, the previously unknown issue of food waste is in an intense debate in @@CAPITAL@@. A coalition of volunteers and ecologists have stormed into your office demanding this issue be brought out of the trash and into the spotlight.

(can anyone help me with a validity)

1"Food waste is an impending problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe," says food bank employee
@@RANDOMNAME_1@@. "Right now one in five @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggle to have food on the table. Many groceries give away thousands of meals because they are past a certain date. Please @@LEADER@@ require all stores to give their uneaten meals to our food banks. Sure this might hurt the taxpayer's purse in establishing a national food delivery service but it will give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ a chance at a better life."

food banks are filled to the brim with untouched Moonbucks® lates

2 "These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs. It takes so much energy to make the food we eat and even more to transport it while we still get rid of misshapen food. We need to let growers promote product sustainability while also helping to reduce the carbon footprint. To do this we should provide pamphlets to farms across @@NAME@@ and enforce mandatory checks to see if the uphold our standards."

the bi-annual @@DEMONYM@@ climate convention is dominated by the agricultural industry

Validity uses Fossil fuels
3 " I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your Minister of Energy "Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat... Anyways @@CAPITAL@@ experienced a major blackout just last week due to outdated power plants and we need to give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ power no matter the effect on our environment."

@@NAME@@ has warmed to the idea of global warming

Validity uses Renewables
3.1 " I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your Minister of Energy "Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat... Anyways @@CAPITAL@@ experienced a major blackout just last week due to a wind turbine breakdown and we need to give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ power no matter the effect on our environment."

@@NAME@@ has warmed to the idea of global warming

Food waste stinking up @@NAME@@(this is not the final title so I'm welcome to any suggestions)

After an investigation into the government had revealed a major corruption scandal of @@NAME@@'s food waste, A collection of volunteers and ecologists have stormed into your office demanding this issue be brought out of the trash.

(can anyone help me with a validity)

1"Food waste is an impending problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe," says food bank employee
@@RANDOMNAME_1@@. Right now one in five @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggle to have food on the table. Please @@LEADER@@ create more food banks across the country, Sure this might hurt the taxpayer's purse but it will give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ a chance at a better life."

many Tom Houton's ® have closed down in favour of food banks

2 "These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs. It takes so much energy to make the food we eat and even more to transport it. We need to help growers promote product sustainability while also helping to reduce the carbon footprint. To do this we should provide government subsidies across @@NAME@@ to incentivize growers and farmers to change their ways."

farms make more from subsidies then actual sales

3 "You know what I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your Minister of Energy who has a passion for model trains. "Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat... Anyways, we just experienced a major blackout last week in @@CAPITAL@@ and we need to give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ power no matter the effect on our environment."

power moguls convince the populace that their new plant is safe by saying its releasing "beneficial nutrients" into the air

3rd Draft

Title: Climate ache

DESCRIPTION: After signing the @@NAME@@ climate accords, your cabinet is trying frantically to reduce emissions and after days of searching they have found that food waste accounts for thirty percent of @@NAME@@'s emissions. How to get rid of this excess food has brought a heated debate into your office.

Validity: must choose options 1 or 3 in issue 675

The Debate:
1"Food waste is an impending problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe," says eco-warrior @@RANDOMNAME_1@@. Right now one in five @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggles to have food on the table. Please @@LEADER@@ create the
@@DEMONYM@@ food donation department to help improve @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ lives.

the national anthem of @@NAME@@ has been changed to the home of the uneaten burrito

2"So what, why should give you my food." says @@RANDOMNAME_2@@. It's my property and if I want to let it sit in my fridge for half a year then I should be allowed to. Doesn't it establish in the constitution my right to personal freedom? That includes having the choice to eat food when I want to. Support the consumers for @@NAME@@'s sake.

groceries pay higher wages because of a shift in food sales

3"These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs. Studies have shown that once you have put something in your fridge then you tend to associate it less value. This is why I call for a ban on the refrigeration of food to save and use @@NAME@@ from disaster.

salt shortages across stores in @@NAME@@ have become widespread due to the lack of refrigeration

4 "You know what I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your ingenious Minister of Energy. Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity by burning the methane in the wast. We just suffered a blackout in Woodford county today so this will help us stay clean while also powering our homes.

travel ads to @@NAME@@ list it as the number one producer of biomass energy

Original

1"Food waste is an impending problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe," says eco-warrior @@RANDOMNAME_1@@. Right now one in five @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggles to have food on the table. Please @@LEADER@@ create the
@@DEMONYM@@ food donation department to help improve @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ lives.

the national anthem of @@NAME@@ has been changed to the home of the uneaten burrito

2"So what, why should give you my food." says @@RANDOMNAME_2@@. It's my property and if I want to let it sit in my fridge for half a year then I should be allowed to. Doesn't it establish in the constitution my right to personal freedom? That includes having the choice to eat food when I want to. Support the consumers for @@NAME@@'s sake.

groceries pay higher wages because of a shift in food sales

3"These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs. It takes so much energy to make the food we eat and even more to transport it. We need to help growers promote product sustainability while also helping to reduce the carbon footprint. To do this we should provide government subsidies across @@NAME@@ to incentivize growers and farmers to change their ways.

farms make more from subsidies then actual sales

4 "You know what I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your ingenious Minister of Energy. Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity by burning the methane in the wast. We just suffered a blackout in Woodford county today so this will help us stay clean while also powering our homes.

travel ads to @@NAME@@ list it as the number one producer of biomass energy

2nd draft

Note from author: I know that there are a lot of response issues to signing the climate treaty but I wanted to write an issue about food waste and I thought the treaty would be a good outlet to tell this story. If any of you have any ideas for a different setting then I will consider your proposal.

[USS Monitor]

I think this concept is fine, but it needs to be written more clearly.

"How to get rid of the excess food" isn't the main problem with food waste. The problem is the environmental impact of growing the food -- destroying habitats to free up land for farming, use of pesticides and fertilizers, excessive water consumption to irrigate the fields, etc.

[New Ladavia]

"How to get rid of the excess food" isn't the main problem with food waste. The problem is the environmental impact of growing the food -- destroying habitats to free up land for farming, use of pesticides and fertilizers, excessive water consumption to irrigate the fields, etc.

I agree that most of the energy to make food is an issue but the reason I view that food waste is important is that that energy to make the food is going nowhere and is instead releasing methane potent greenhouse gas into the air making it the third largest polluter in the world.
I do agree with your stance so I'll remove option three and rewrite it to include your point.

[Tinhampton]

Basically, what Monitor said, plus this. Line break removed by yours truly.

Title: Climate ache Out of all the titles you could have chosen, why "Climate ache?" It's not witty and it barely has anything to do with climate change. One thing's for sure, the title of my critique might as well be called "Head ache!"

DESCRIPTION: After signing the @@NAME@@ climate accords This treaty is referred to simply as the "international climate treaty" (with varying capitalisation) in #766 "Carbon Emissions Are Why We Can't Have Nice Things," #784 "The Driving Force," and #1065 "Pulling Out" - the three other issues that deal with your nation's stance on the treaty, your cabinet is trying frantically to reduce emissions What have they already done about the issue? and after days of searching they have found that food waste accounts for thirty percent That's Numberwang! of @@NAME@@'s emissions. How to get rid of this excess food As you have already said right above me, the issue here is with the methane that cows emit and not with the act of disposing food. has brought a heated debate into your office.

Validity: must choose options 1 or 3 in issue 675

The Debate:
1"Food waste is an impending "impending?" problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe What catastrophe?," says eco-warrior @@RANDOMNAME_1@@. Right now one in five That's Numberwang! "On this week's episode, we have Julie from Nimvoth and Simon, who died of hunger a few weeks ago so that some random bloke could rage to @@LEADER@@ about a vague need to create a government food donation thingy." @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggles to have food on the table. Please @@LEADER@@ create the @@DEMONYM@@ food donation department Erm... aren't those also known as foodbanks? to help improve @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ lives Your resident green campaigner over here would be better off trying to tell you what exactly you need to do (well, not exactly as such, but not ridiculously vaguely like I'm seeing here). Also, this option is all advantages and no disadvantages.

the national anthem of @@NAME@@ has been changed to the home of the uneaten burrito Are you sure you're not taking the instruction to make your effect line an unexpected twist too seriously?

2"So what, why should I give you my food Ironically, nobody anywhere in this issue is implying that anybody should forcibly redistribute food to anybody, nor will any of the options turn on the Socialism policy in your nation or make it become Communist." says @@RANDOMNAME_2@@. It's my property and if I want to let it sit in my fridge for half a year What about use-by and best-before dates? (actually, that could be a good issue premise, but it's probably been done already and I digress) then I should be allowed to. Doesn't it establish in the constitution my right to personal freedom You're assuming that my nation, @@NAME@@, isn't a dictatorial hellhole and even has a constitution in the first place. Also, Gross Oversimplification Alert!? That includes having the choice to eat food when I want to With food waste, you don't get to eat the food you disposed of at all... for the most part, anyway. Support the consumers Isn't most food waste executed by supermarkets? for @@NAME@@'s sake. Why are you presenting all the environmentalists as bastions of virtue and everybody else as selfish whackos?

groceries pay higher wages because of a shift in food sales Why would this be the case?

3"These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs Why eggs and not something else?. Studies Who says? have shown that once you have put something in your fridge then you tend to associate it less value If this is supposed to be the joke option, perhaps you could have the aide attribute the studies to some sort of joke journal. This is why I call for a ban on the refrigeration of food to save Save what? I don't know of anybody who's ever resold what's in their fridge, even if I have joined some of my friends and acquaintances in donating to the foodbank regularly and use @@NAME@@ from disaster Uhhh... What The Fuck? That has literally nothing to do with carbon emissions or food waste whatsoever!.

salt shortages across stores in @@NAME@@ have become widespread due to the lack of refrigeration Erm... does salt even need to be refrigerated? How about "the white goods industry's dark secrets have thawed out"?

4 "You know what I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables Who says that most wasted food is necessarily vegetable?," says your ingenious This isn't the first time I'll say this - you're trying to make people choose this option, and that's wrong. No one option is meant to be more or less palatable than any of the others. Minister of Energy. Enter biomass energy! This Are you trying to imply that only one will be built? new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity Gross Oversimplification Alert! by burning the methane in the wast. We just suffered a blackout in Woodford county What if it's self-governing in these matters? And of all the names you could have given it, why Woodford County? Why not @@ANIMAL@@ County or @@RANDOMNAME@@ County, like in previous issues? What were they even using and what does that have to do with biomass energy? today so this will help us stay clean while also powering our homes Again, all options are supposed to have advantages and disadvantages, whilst this reads much more like a sales pitch. Also, you seem to have an almost-religious insistence on forgetting your closing quotation mark for these second parts of the quotes..

travel ads to @@NAME@@ list it as the number one producer of biomass energy Neither witty nor inspiring for my likings.

Note from author: I know that there are a lot of response issues to signing the climate treaty but I wanted to write an issue about food waste and I thought the treaty would be a good outlet to tell this story In fact, I think you need to retell this story. As you yourself admitted in the post above me, it is the methane emitted by cows - and not the act of wasting food itself. If any of you have any ideas for a different setting then I will consider your proposal.

[New Ladavia]

Dear Tinhampton
I appreciate your constructive criticism I will submit the third draft to change most of your issues. I was going put a good by dates in as a choice but thought it would be better as a sperate issue. thank you for your insight on making this issue more available to all nations. Most of the punctuation errors I would fix before submitting as this is only a draft. And for the work used to make the food check the spoiler option 3
And you are right that methane emitted by cows is a big issue but if global food waste was a country it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases (I stole that fact from a UC Santa Barbra article). And the fact it is like a sales pitch:


most of issue #1086 sounds like a sales pitch but if there are any ways you could think of to give disadvantages I would be open to suggestions.On a final note, the title and first effects need work I put it together so I could submit it in this forum

Thank you USS Monitor and Tinhampton for your comments. They are much appreciated

[Tinhampton]

most of issue #1086 sounds like a sales pitch

That's because it's about how (and what part of) your nation should sell itself to the world; it most certainly does not try and tell people which option is right or wrong for your nation. For the record, we traditionally display the most recent draft in public and previous drafts in spoilers, not the other way around (we don't want people doing my job again, haha!).

[Australian rePublic]

Who said that @@NAME@@'s trying to reduce emissions?

[Sacara]

Who said that @@NAME@@'s trying to reduce emissions?

Read the validity.

[Australian rePublic]

How about a food waste issue that isn't so concerned with emissions?

[USS Monitor]

How about a food waste issue that isn't so concerned with emissions?

That's a different angle that would work, and actually would not need such a restrictive validity.

If you went that route, you'd want more emphasis on economic inequality and the fact that some people struggle to provide for their families while others are throwing away perfectly edible food. Talk about how people want their fruits and vegetables perfectly shaped, so the funky-looking ones are just getting thrown away, etc.

But it's really up to Ladavia whether they want to do that or keep the environmental focus. Both ways are perfectly legit issues.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Worth noting that food waste has been covered before, from the angle of freeganism (#546
Dumpster Divers Dividing Denizens).

It's a major enough topic that it's fine to have more than one issue about food waste, but be sure to read that issue and keep overlap minimal.

Keeping the climate change angle helps maintain that uniqueness, but my problem here is that the narrative as it stands doesn't feel like it needs the climate change angle to work.

[New Ladavia]

Food waste stinking up @@NAME@@(this is not the final title so I'm welcome to any suggestions)

After an investigation into the government had revealed a major corruption scandal of @@NAME@@'s food waste, A collection of volunteers and ecologists have stormed into your office demanding this issue be brought out of the trash.

(can anyone help me with a validity)

1"Food waste is an impending problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe," says food bank employee
@@RANDOMNAME_1@@. Right now one in five @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggle to have food on the table. Please @@LEADER@@ create more food banks across the country, Sure this might hurt the taxpayer's purse but it will give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ a chance at a better life."

many Tom Houton's ® have closed down in favour of food banks

2 "These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs. It takes so much energy to make the food we eat and even more to transport it. We need to help growers promote product sustainability while also helping to reduce the carbon footprint. To do this we should provide government subsidies across @@NAME@@ to incentivize growers and farmers to change their ways."

farms make more from subsidies then actual sales

3 "You know what I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your Minister of Energy who has a passion for model trains. "Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat... Anyways, we just experienced a major blackout last week in @@CAPITAL@@ and we need to give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ power no matter the effect on our environment."

power moguls convince the populace that their new plant is safe by saying its releasing "beneficial nutrients" into the air

[Tinhampton]

Yes, I'm still here to whinge and moan!

Food waste stinking up @@NAME@@(this is not the final title so I'm welcome to any suggestions)

After an investigation into the government By whom? had revealed a major corruption scandal of @@NAME@@'s food waste Corruption scandal? By which you mean government officials paid off to dispose of perfectly good food in the cabinet canteen? Regardless, I don't see much corruption of any description seek through into the options, A a collection coalition of volunteers and ecologists have stormed into your office demanding this issue be brought out of the trash.

(can anyone help me with a validity)

1"Food waste is an impending problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe," says food bank employee
@@RANDOMNAME_1@@. You have consistently forgotten to re-open your quotation marks after naming your speaker. Right now one in five @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggle to have food on the table. Please @@LEADER@@ create more food banks across the country, Sure this might hurt the taxpayer's purse but it will give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ a chance at a better life. All of your options will lead to government intervention; I suppose this might be more ripe for the voluntary-sector approach, given that most foodbanks - at least here in IRL Britannia - are run by civil society, which is not the same as government."

many Tom Houton's ® @@NAME@@ ≠ Canada. We use made-up brands that vaguely resemble their real-world equivalents - in your case, in the world of issues, our go-to coffee chain is Moonbucks. have closed down in favour of food banks

2 "These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs Why a carton of eggs in particular?. It takes so much energy to make the food we eat and even more to transport it Can this be adapted to suit nations with the autarky policy?. We need to help subsidise growers, evidently, to promote product sustainability while also helping them to reduce their carbon footprint. To do this we should provide government subsidies across @@NAME@@ to incentivize growers and farmers to change their ways. This option, unlike the other two, has no obvious disadvantages; therefore, this issue is not a fair fight between all three options like it should be."

farms make more from subsidies then actual sales

3 "You know what I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your Minister of Energy who has a passion for model trains Do We Need To Know This?. "Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis I'd assume this is actually how the process works, or is this a standard-issue Gross Oversimplification Alert!?. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat This is definitely a Gross Oversimplification Alert! from me. Ever heard of Sankey diagrams before?... Anyways, we just experienced a major blackout last week in @@CAPITAL@@ @@CAPITAL@@ experienced a major blackout just last week and we need to give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ power no matter the effect on our environment."

power moguls convince the populace that their new plant is safe by saying its releasing "beneficial nutrients" into the air @@NAME@@ has warmed to the idea of global warming

[USS Monitor]

Can you please edit your OP to include the most recent draft?

I still think food waste is a viable concept, but this is not ready to submit yet.

many Tom Houton's ® @@NAME@@ ≠ Canada. We use made-up brands that vaguely resemble their real-world equivalents - in your case, in the world of issues, our go-to coffee chain is Moonbucks. have closed down in favour of food banks

A Tim Horton's analog instead of Moonbucks would be fine if it had a funnier name and was clear from context that it was a coffee/donut shop.

In this case, I think it might be better to just say "grocery stores." They would probably be affected more than coffee shops, and it avoids the problem of referencing a brand that some people might not recognize.

[New Ladavia]

Food waste stinking up @@NAME@@(this is not the final title so I'm welcome to any suggestions)

After an investigation into the government had revealed a major corruption scandal involving money laundering they also discovered the ignorance of @@NAME@@'s food waste. A coalition of volunteers and ecologists have stormed into your office demanding this issue be brought out of the trash and into the spotlight.

(can anyone help me with a validity)

1"Food waste is an impending problem in @@NAME@@ and if not dealt with fast will result in catastrophe," says food bank employee
@@RANDOMNAME_1@@. "Right now one in five @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ struggle to have food on the table. Please @@LEADER@@ create more food banks across the country, Sure this might hurt the taxpayer's purse but it will give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ a chance at a better life."

many Moonbucks® have closed down in favour of food banks

2 "These people are looking at this problem from the wrong angle," says your aide while rifling through your fridge and retrieving a carton of eggs. It takes so much energy to make the food we eat and even more to transport it while we still get rid of misshapen food. We need to let growers promote product sustainability while also helping to reduce the carbon footprint. To do this we should provide pamphlets to farms across @@NAME@@ and enforce mandatory checks to see if the uphold our standards."

the bi-annual @@DEMONYM@@ climate convention is dominated by the agricultural industry

3 " I think I found a use for these rotting vegetables," says your Minister of Energy "Enter biomass energy! This new state of the art plant will convert rotted food into electricity because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat... @@CAPITAL@@ experienced a major blackout just last week and we need to give @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ power no matter the effect on our environment."

@@NAME@@ has warmed to the idea of global warming

issues are not science essays I am just trying to get the point across (Gross Oversimplification Alert)

[USS Monitor]

Food waste stinking up @@NAME@@(this is not the final title so I'm welcome to any suggestions)

After an investigation into the government had revealed a major corruption scandal involving money laundering they also discovered the ignorance of @@NAME@@'s food waste. A coalition of volunteers and ecologists have stormed into your office demanding this issue be brought out of the trash and into the spotlight.

Ach... I'm sorry if I am turning into GI Snotbag here, but I hate the way this is framed. What does food waste have to do with money laundering?

[New Ladavia]

Nothing, there was an investigation into the government because of the money laundering and that revealed that legislators were ignoring the issue of food waste(I know I said legislators and that doesn't apply to a psychotic dictatorship). the point is that the food waste issue was found because of the investigation if you have a better idea feel free to say

[USS Monitor]

Nothing, there was an investigation into the government because of the money laundering and that revealed that legislators were ignoring the issue of food waste(I know I said legislators and that doesn't apply to a psychotic dictatorship). the point is that the food waste issue was found because of the investigation if you have a better idea feel free to say

Unless you have a socialist country, food waste is primarily a private sector issue, meaning legislators aren't at the center of the problem.

It just makes no sense how an investigation of money laundering would highlight a problem with food waste.

[New Ladavia]

Fixed it

[USS Monitor]

That's an improvement.

[New Ladavia]

Should I submit soon or is there any major problems I need to fix

[USS Monitor]

I'm not sure option 3 really makes sense. Using surplus corn or grain to make biofuels might be better for the environment than throwing them out, depending on what your nation's other energy sources are. You have to assume that if players don't use the surplus food to make biofuels, most nations will use other energy sources rather than just living with blackouts.

[New Ladavia]

I fixed it,
Tell me if you like or should I try something else

[USS Monitor]

I think this still could be improved, but I'm not sure how to concisely explain what it needs. Leave it up for a bit longer to see if anybody else has suggestions, and see if you can think of a better title.

[New Ladavia]

I think this still could be improved, but I'm not sure how to concisely explain what it needs. Leave it up for a bit longer to see if anybody else has suggestions, and see if you can think of a better title.

I hope this new title is a change for the better. Tell me what you think.