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Perry and Thrust
U.S. should back off from biofuels to bring down food prices, says Texas guv |
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28 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:56 PM on 28 Apr 2008 Has the U.S. push for biofuels contributed to rising global food prices? Well, yes, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday: "There has been apparently some effect, unintended consequence from the alternative fuels effort." But, she hastened to add, "biofuels continue to be an extremely important piece of the alternative energy picture" and & ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, biofuels, economy, energy, food, news, politics, state politics, Texas (all these topics) |
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Sticker shock!
What's causing the sudden run-up in food prices? |
Tom Philpott |
25 Apr 2008 |
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| A lot of people are wondering what the hell is going on with food prices. Rice, dollars per ton Source: Reuters The price of bulk rice on global markets has tripled since the start of the year, school children in some of the world's poorest nations are losing access to school-lunch programs, and people in places like Haiti are literally scrounging through garbage dumps in search of something to eat. Here in the U.S., heightened prices are putting a ha ... |
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| Topics: ag subsidies, agriculture, biofuels, economy, energy, food (all these topics) |
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