Biofuel use 'increasing poverty' - The Diigo Meta page

• 01 Oct 08
  

  toomuchdot

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  wilson932 ew

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• 25 Jun 08
  

  Ape Con Myth

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  Heidi Morris

  "The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says."

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  oxblock

  Economy Ecology

  • The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says.
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  yogi1994
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  vingrapladie18 H

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  Leslie C

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  injera x

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  • so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing to the world's  soaring food prices, which hit the poor hardest.
  • "Rich countries... are making climate change worse, not better, they are  stealing crops and land away from food production, and they are destroying  millions of livelihoods in the process."
  • One UN adviser went as far as describing biofuels as a "crime against humanity".

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