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U.N. Says Biofuel Subsidies Raise Food Bill and Hunger

In a new report, the United Nations joined a number of environmental groups in calling for an end to — or at least an overhaul of — subsidies for biofuels.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 10-07-2008
The Feed: The Man Who Dared to Question Ethanol

Has the push for ethanol led farmers to grow more corn and less of other food crops and how much has that influenced rising prices for commodities like wheat?

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 07-12-2008
The Feed: The Man Who Dared to Question Ethanol

Has the push for ethanol led farmers to grow more corn and less of other food crops and how much has that influenced rising prices for commodities like wheat?

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 07-12-2008
Europeans Reconsider Biofuel Goal

European officials proposed scaling back drastically on their goal of increasing Europe’s use of biofuels, a major about-face on a central environmental and energy issue.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 07-07-2008
Weather Risks Cloud Promise of Biofuel

Recent storms and floods have highlighted the risks of an economy that has grown more dependent on corn for fuel.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 07-01-2008
Promise of Biofuel Clouded by Weather Risks

Recent storms and floods have highlighted the risks of an economy that has grown more dependent on corn for fuel.

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Promise of Biofuel Clouded by Weather Risks

Recent storms and floods have highlighted the risks of an economy that has grown more dependent on corn for fuel.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 06-30-2008
A Fuel Supply That Relies on the Rain

Recent storms and floods have highlighted the risks of an economy that has grown more dependent on corn for fuel.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 06-30-2008
The Food Chain: Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer

Shrinking grain stocks and an increasing appetite for meat have collided with a shortage of fertilizer.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 04-30-2008
Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer

Population growth, shrinking world grain stocks and a growing appetite for meat, particularly in the developing world, has collided with a shortage of fertilizer.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 04-29-2008

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