How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor

Foreign Affairs by C. Ford Runge, Benjamin Senauer | Apr. 6, 2007 (Special Report)

Now, thanks to a combination of high oil prices and even more generous government subsidies, corn-based ethanol has become the rage. There were 110 ethanol refineries in operation in the United States at the end of 2006, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. Many were being expanded, and another 73 were under construction. When these projects are completed, by the end of 2008, the United States' ethanol production capacity will reach an estimated ... Full Story »

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 by Michael D. Lowe - Apr. 9, 2007

This a fine article. For those who are trying to understand the complex problems of global climate change this is an outstanding piece that trust it's readers to understand the points being made. The article is not "one sided" it is the factual side of the bio-fuels questions. Folks this is the real deal. The effects on food prices & supply are well documented in other places. And they are not in the future but are happening right now.

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