There could be a short term shortage of corn, but let's remember that the US spends billions in farm subsidies. In the past the government what crops to grow.
----- Original Message ---- From: Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main Discussion List for KPLUG <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2007 6:56:34 PM Subject: Re: Impact of EtOH fuel on food costs Lan Barnes wrote: > I know it's been talked to death and the subject of some anti-biofuels > FUD, but this story in the NYT on the anticipated impact on scaled-up > ethanol production on corn prices is instructive. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/business/05ethanol.html?_r=1&oref=slogin > I prefer pond scum myself: <http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html> Gus -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
