Thursday, August 4, 2011

Oxfam "Short-sighted biofuels strategies play a part too—taking food off of people's plates and putting it into car tanks."

Oxfam International has an interactive map of the global food crisis. Biofuels are listed as a cause of food price increases. See quote from Oxfam website below.....

"What causes food price spikes?

Failed crops—often caused by our changing climate—hit food prices hard. So does the rising cost of oil—used to grow, fertilize and transport food.

Short-sighted biofuels strategies play a part too—taking food off of people's plates and putting it into car tanks. "

http://www.oxfam.org/en/grow/food-price-volatility-map

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/the-global-food-crisis-mapped/

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