Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis
Using "alternative energy" to kill a whole lot of people. Gee, I wonder who thought that up? Maybe this guy's controller could tell us.
Internal World Bank study delivers blow to plant energy drive
Aditya Chakrabortty
* The Guardian,
* Friday July 4, 2008
Corn used for biofuel
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil.
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Internal World Bank study delivers blow to plant energy drive
Aditya Chakrabortty
* The Guardian,
* Friday July 4, 2008
Corn used for biofuel
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil.
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