Hunger vs. Temperature

Apr 19, 2008 14:37

So I'm sitting here watching BBC's News Night, their version of late-night news programs. Their feature story tonight has to do with the rappidly rising cost of food. Due to both Australian drought(Australia is a major wheat producer) and the rise in bio-fuel used to combat global warming. With some countries set to double their use of bio-desel in ( Read more... )

global warming, world, social issues, bbc, world hunger

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t3knomanser April 19 2008, 19:02:07 UTC
Problems with biofuels:
1) You're burning food.
2) People are cutting down forests to grow biofuel crops; forests sequester far more CO2 than biofuel crops do- meaning biofuels are not carbon neutral.
3) You're burning food.
4) Most biofuel crops are awful for the soil.
5) YOU'RE BURNING FOOD.

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