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 Stories About: biofuels AND energy AND Venezuela
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Chavez on food vs. fuel
Oil diplomat or man of the people? |
Erik Hoffner |
07 Apr 2007 |
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| On the defensive after George Bush and Lula da Silva of Brazil started getting friendly over ethanol, Hugo Chavez has now backed away from plans for building a massive array of 29 ethanol plants. His rationale tears a page from the nascent biofuel backlash movement, saying that land should be used to feed people, not to fill 'rich people's cars.' As with most things Chavez, this is probably largely about politics and somewhat about people: he doesn't want to be outf ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, Venezuela (all these topics) |
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