http://priceofoil.org/2008/06/25/biofuels-forcing-30-million-into-poverty/ Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming barriers to that transition. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://priceofoil.org/2008/06/25/biofuels-forcing-30-million-into-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-453334 Ken Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:48:33 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/?p=2991#comment-453334 Yes, it doesn't make sense to grow food to make fuel, especially if it takes more energy to make the product than what energy you get out of it. Fuel from scraps makes sense however, but there is currently no infrastructure to support such a thing. Small companies like Solazyme are looking into making a product that can serve as a fuel AND a food. Do we really want to force 30 million into starvation just so we can have a cheaper fill-up at the gas station? Yes, it doesn’t make sense to grow food to make fuel, especially if it takes more energy to make the product than what energy you get out of it. Fuel from scraps makes sense however, but there is currently no infrastructure to support such a thing. Small companies like Solazyme are looking into making a product that can serve as a fuel AND a food.
Do we really want to force 30 million into starvation just so we can have a cheaper fill-up at the gas station?

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