A combination of bad weather and the rising use of ethanol as fuel, combined with higher transportation costs and other economic factors, have caused the costs of corn to skyrocket. Corn ethanol programs must be stopped now, and the competition between food and fuel must be ended.
rising food prices
Corn soars to record high, set to climb further
(via greenchemistry.wordpress.com)
Submitted by chemrat on Mon, 2008-06-09 23:23. | Tags: take action | biofuels | corn ethanol | corn prices | food prices | Food vs. Fuel | rising food prices
