Deutsche Presse-Agentur: The increased use of biofuels has been partially responsible for a hefty increase in food prices worldwide with Western governments now having second thoughts on "green fuels" such as ethanol. Once praised as the answer to global warming, several nations rushed into subsidising biofuels, failing to heed warnings from experts that it leads to more clearing of rainforests and in fact a further increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. About two-thirds of new cars sold in …
Biofuels under fire as food crisis looms
Deutsche Presse-Agentur: The increased use of biofuels has been partially responsible for a hefty increase in food prices worldwide with Western governments now having second thoughts on "green fuels" such as ethanol. Once praised as the answer to global warming, several nations rushed into subsidising biofuels, failing to heed warnings from experts that it leads to more clearing of rainforests and in fact a further increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. About two-thirds of new cars sold in …
Original post by miscellaneous