After covering 22 of the most popular myths about biodiesel, I realized I’d only given lip service to a major issue: increasing food prices. If I use biodiesel made from soybeans right now, am I contributing to the larger problem of increasing commodity prices and starving poor people?
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Biodiesel Myth (Or Fact?) #23: Biodiesel is Raising Food Prices
(via gas2.org)
Submitted by claybodie on Fri, 2008-04-11 20:24. | Tags: transportation | agriculture | alternative fuels | Biodiesel | biofuels | china | corn-grain | dollar | economy | ethanol | food | fuel | india | mythbuster | oil | petroleum | prices | renewable fuels | soybeans | United States
10 Million Dollar X-Prize for Greener 100mpge Car
(via www.inhabitat.com)
There is nothing like a little competition to inspire everyone to design better and greener. At least that is the theory behind the Progressive Automotive X-prize, which aims to create incentives to promote innovative thinking in the different industries.
Submitted by westlingk on Thu, 2008-04-03 14:55. | Tags: technology | car | dollar | green | progressive | spacecraft