FOOD CRISIS: ENERGY

Is Ethanol Really the Culprit?

Congress has spent years nurturing and subsidizing the biofuels industry, but some supporters are having second thoughts.

by Margaret Kriz

Sat. Jun 7, 2008


Now that Congress has spent years nurturing the biofuels industry, the question arises whether the brakes can, or should, be applied to growing more food crops for gas tanks.

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