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Corn Ethanol: The Fuel to Higher Food Prices
chemicallygreen.com — A fifth of the nation ’s corn crop is now used to brew ethanol for motor fuel, and as farmers have planted more corn, they have cut acreage of other crops, particularly soybeans. End result cooking oil shortage and wheat shortages.
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- NateDog, on 04/22/2008, -0/+1Some problems seems so obvious from so far away ... yet we don't avoid them. Farmers and the country in general going hog wild for corn-based ethanol seems to be one of those obvious problems that we're all to happy to just keep walking into. Weird.
- dtele, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1The lifestyle in most western countries is the central problem here i think. People live too far away from places of work, and drive SUV's and other gas guzzlers to get there. US should be looking to Europe or asian small car industry to solve problem of overuse... or move closer to work/ catch public transport.
- vx69, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3Why don't we use hemp instead of corn?
- dave2003, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1Because Hemp has the potential to destroy the Oil industry and its profits
- SpostareDuro, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1makes sense.
- dave2003, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1Because Hemp has the potential to destroy the Oil industry and its profits
- funtafun, on 04/23/2008, -1/+1Who cares if people starve just because I need to fill my Hummer. It saves having to bomb them.
- SpostareDuro, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1let test that theory in YOUR neck of the woods
- dave2003, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1People dont have to starve
http://digg.com/environment/The_answer_to_the_food ... - Kaickul, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1Glad this is finally getting attention. Would be nice to see the media start talking about the millions that are going to starve because of "green tech" at debates instead of worrying about "bitter" comments.
- MarkLaymon, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1switchgrass biofuel is all I have to say
- SpostareDuro, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1There is something fishy going on.You'd think that researchers assessed this potential dilemma from the onset. If not..that's also fishy. It wreaks of conspiracy.
- PopularWealth, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1The nice farmers who kept planting soy - bankrupt most likely. It's not the farmers fault.
- rgladstein, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Brazil makes ethanol from sugar, and apparently it's working out very well.
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