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“Six in 10 Americans believe the use of corn to make ethanol has raised food prices and caused more people to go hungry, the latest evidence of a growing global backlash against alternative “green” fuels.”
Source: Technology Review
David Rotman outlines the economics and concerns over the production of biofuels from corn. In the United States, there are more than a hundred of biofuel factories producing 6.4 billion gallons of ethanol this year. However, many producers are struggling with the rising price of corn. Not only that, but the booming market is putting a strain on food production.
Reuters
Climate change could cut South Africa’s maize crop by 20 percent within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms, its environment minister said on Sunday.