Biofuel production boosts food prices by 75%, report suggests
CBC.ca, Canada - 7 hours ago
Instead, a large-scale push in the US and the European Union (UN) to convert food crops to biofuel has tightened supplies and raised financial speculation, ...
The appetite for biofuel starves the poor guardian.co.uk
World Bank Study: Biofuel Demand Triggered 75 Percent Rise In Food ... AHN
EU shrugs off biofuels complaints, sticks to 2020 target International Herald Tribune
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EU report sees biofuel giving 3.4 pct of 2020 needs
guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago
A joint letter by biofuel producing nations to EU lawmakers this week supported the 10 percent goal, saying it was the best way to spur sustainable ...
Report sees EU biofuel giving 3.4 pct of 2020 needs Reuters
UPDATE 1-Key EU lawmaker proposes new 2015 biofuel target Reuters UK
EU ignores biofuels complaints and is sticking to binding 2020 target The Canadian Press
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Push for biofuel leaves 'millions at risk of hunger'
The Age, Australia - Jul 3, 2008
THE G8's push for greater biofuel use has been a significant factor in the 82% rise in food commodity prices since 2006 that has put 760 million people at ...
Poverty: 260m driven into hunger by push for biofuel - ActionAid guardian.co.uk
Biofuel targets ‘fuel starvation’ Metro
Biofuels push up food prices, says report Business Green
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Ontario government investing $7.5 million in two biofuel projects
The Canadian Press, TORONTO - Jul 3, 2008
TORONTO — Two projects in Ontario seeking fuel alternatives are getting a $7.5-million boost from the provincial government. Both projects are trying to ...

Food price rises force biofuel U-turn
Independent, UK - Jul 3, 2008
By Colin Brown Soaring world food prices look set to force Gordon Brown into a U-turn over the use of crops such as corn, rapeseed, palm and soya to produce ...

Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policy
The Associated Press - Jul 3, 2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Europe and the US must reconsider their biofuel policies because of rising food prices around the world, aid officials and food ...
No U-turn on EU biofuels policy says Fischer Boel Biofuel Review
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Lula resumes biofuel defense at G8 meeting
Em Tempo Real, Brazil - 6 hours ago
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will yet again defend biofuel at the G8 meeting scheduled to take place next week in Japan, stating that it is not ...

Czech supreme attorney returns biofuel case for completion-server
Czech Happenings, Czech Republic - 11 hours ago
Brno- The Czech Supreme State Attorney's Office (NSZ) has returned the alleged biofuel corruption case involving former members of the opposition Social ...

UN humanitarian chief says biofuel targets must be looked at again
International Herald Tribune, France - Jul 3, 2008
AP BRUSSELS, Belgium: The UN humanitarian chief says Europe's biofuel targets must be revisited in the light of rising food prices. ...

Biofuel production may not meet target
Commodity Online, India - Jul 2, 2008
NEW DELHI: Even though the world is embracing biofuels in a big way, this year’s biofuel production may not touch the earlier predicted level. ...
World Demand for Oil Products to Exceed 94mln Barrels a Day in 5 ... Trend News Agency
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