2.Posted by Martine the Thursday 15 October 2015 at 07:21
Kidding aside, this shows how we're just now learning the tklrcie-down effects of devoting more of our crop production to fuel. With the global trade in agricultural good, decisions made in the US can devastate other countries. This old tells of how the expansion of soybeans here collapsed the coconut market in Fiji, causing many small islands to turn to tourism for income.
1.Posted by Jacek the Tuesday 07 July 2015 at 13:19
Whooee! In discussing bill C-33, the gal I adore, Earth Mother Lizzie May, had these words: Already, surppot for biofuels, at $2.2 billion, is the most expensive environment program in the 2008 budget. With increased biofuel subsidization linked to rising food prices and world hunger, the Green Party believes this legislation will perpetuate the problem. It is critical that any legislation distinguish between food crop-based biofuels and other types, like cellulosic ethanol, fuel made from farm remnants and crops not grown directly for food. It is clear that corn-based ethanol is contributing to the world food crisis. We cannot allow people to go hungry for the sake of filling gas tanks. Farmers must be paid a fair price to produce food crops for eating, not for driving. Elizabeth May, May 22, 2008JB
