Showing posts with label IV Corn Ethanol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IV Corn Ethanol. Show all posts

Monday, August 13, 2012

Must the poor go hungry just so the rich can drive?

Must the poor go hungry just so the rich can drive?

The Guardian - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Biofuels are the means by which governments in the rich world avoid hard choices. Rather than raise fuel economy standards as far as technology allows, rather than promoting a shift from driving to public transport, walking and cycling, rather than ...

Friday, August 10, 2012

UN to US: End Corn Ethanol - It's Starving Folks


US should change biofuel policy to avoid food crisis: UN

Reuters - ‎6 hours ago‎
ROME (Reuters) - The U.N.'s food agency stepped up the pressure on the United States on Friday to change its biofuel policies because of the danger of a world food crisis, arguing the importance of growing crops for food over their use for fuel.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Livestock Groups Ask Obama to Suspend Ethanol Law on Drought Bloomberg

Livestock Groups Ask Obama to Suspend Ethanol Law on Drought

Bloomberg -
Livestock and poultry producers formally asked the Obama administration today to suspend the nation's renewable fuels standard because it is causing “severe economic harm” as corn prices surged to a record.