gas2.org— Diggers who buy the "they're turning food into fuel!" myth should take note: the number one reason for the rising cost of food is oil prices. Who perpetuates the food/fuel myth? The Oil Lobby.
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Simply, all farm subsidies should be stopped. The market will take care it. Especially, if we stop raiding hemp growers. Hemp is a great idea, it provides fiber for clothes and paper, it grows well almost everywhere and should make a good potential fuel source.However, there is plenty of oil in the world and the prices are high due to inflation and speculation. It should be about 50-60 bucks a barrel. We should pump oil from domestic sources, at the very least, it would put pressure on the world price to come down.
Corn ethanol is a net energy loser, but biodiesel actually comes out positive."Biofuel" is an intentionally non-specific umbrella term the media uses to confuse complex issues, just like the terms "intellectual property" and "WMD."
That isn't the only reason why. You're trying to simplify the problem; but the fact is that a huge amount of food is wasted by the people in western counties, for many different reasons. A large amount of that waste could easily be cut, there's no doubt about it.
"President’s Council of Economic Advisors" estimates that only 3 percent of the more than 40 percent increase we have seen in world food prices this year is due to the increased demand on corn for ethanol. Anyone trust these guys??
diggduggjoeJun 8, 2008
Simply, all farm subsidies should be stopped. The market will take care it. Especially, if we stop raiding hemp growers. Hemp is a great idea, it provides fiber for clothes and paper, it grows well almost everywhere and should make a good potential fuel source.However, there is plenty of oil in the world and the prices are high due to inflation and speculation. It should be about 50-60 bucks a barrel. We should pump oil from domestic sources, at the very least, it would put pressure on the world price to come down.
hanglyJun 9, 2008
Corn ethanol is a net energy loser, but biodiesel actually comes out positive."Biofuel" is an intentionally non-specific umbrella term the media uses to confuse complex issues, just like the terms "intellectual property" and "WMD."
qongJun 9, 2008
That isn't the only reason why. You're trying to simplify the problem; but the fact is that a huge amount of food is wasted by the people in western counties, for many different reasons. A large amount of that waste could easily be cut, there's no doubt about it.
nydwarfJun 10, 2008
"President’s Council of Economic Advisors" estimates that only 3 percent of the more than 40 percent increase we have seen in world food prices this year is due to the increased demand on corn for ethanol. Anyone trust these guys??
chrislclarkJun 10, 2008
FYI - there's been a corn surplus in the U.S. for the past 10 years...here's an industry site that posted an op-ed from Steve Grasz...facts are facts people...<a class="user" href="http://www.renewablefuelsnow.org/index.php/2008/06/ethanol-production-isnt-reducing-food-supplies/">http://www.renewablefuelsnow.org/index.php/2008/06 ...</a>
Closed AccountJun 11, 2008
Good article, hope this will clear up the delusion that ethanol producers are to blame for the gas and food prices.
nmessickJun 14, 2008
Lost... no. The processing, trucking, etc is adding quiet a bit of expense to the cost though. Its a more complex system than a few sound bites.
donna1234Sep 10, 2008
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