Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Monday, May 19, 2008

RFA: Many Important Voices Say Blaming Ethanol for Food Costs is Misguided

GrainNet.com
Date Posted: May. 09, 2008

“Flat out wrong” or “gross misunderstanding” or “shockingly misinformed”
Which phrase best describes the current debate about food prices and biofuels?

The debate over the role biofuels plays in the world food crisis continues to rage, with many falling victim to Chicken Little syndrome, issuing dire predictions unsupported by fact.

Government, policy and business leaders from around the globe are aggressively challenging those who seek to use biofuels as the scapegoat for rising world food prices.

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