Biofuels Driving Up Food Costs 75%

I have pointed out for some time now that so-called biofuels are an environmental and economic disaster. A huge hoax, a copmpletely ineffecient use of energy. How do I know, look at the prices, ethanol costs about $4.56 a gallon, about the same for biodiesel.

Now The Guardian, of all places, reports on a leaked report they have obtained. The report, from the World Bank, says that the biofuels craze has driven the cost of food up by 75%.

Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.

The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.

The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil.

Senior development sources believe the report, completed in April, has not been published to avoid embarrassing President George Bush.

"It would put the World Bank in a political hot-spot with the White House," said one yesterday.

When the pilot program went bad

Everyone knows going too fast can be as bad, if not worse, than going too slow. But when talking biofuels, and unproven industry, it's best to go slow.

Bush had a pilot program, but that wasn't good enough. We had to have massive production now -- It's the Democrat Marxists in Congress and the European Socialist who are behind this scheme to cripple western economies and leave the people in shackles. The White House had an exploratory pilot program, before the Democrats decided to push it further and blame the white House. The White House was on the 'switch grass' kick, if you recall, fuel from waste grasslands, like ANWR. And there is the pièce de résistance ...

"It is clear that some biofuels have huge impacts on food prices," said Dr David King, the government's former chief scientific adviser, last night. "All we are doing by supporting these is subsidising higher food prices, while doing nothing to tackle climate change."

Yes that is exactly what is happening. The whole notion that using more energy, getting less fuel mileage, and driving up food costs is good, only a liberal could understand that twisted logic in that.

Oh yeah I forgot, pay more in taxes so the government can pretend to control the weather. I suppose they will also include 'pretend to control the sun' because without that it's going to get really cold, soon.

The world is sick, so says Harry Reid, indeed there is a sickness, and Harry Reid and his cohorts are behind the whole scam.

Energy use has allowed man to increase lifespan and a whole host of life enhancing discoveries have evolved from energy use. Modern life is dependent on oil and other fossil fuels, mostly because the anti-nuclear crowd won't allow nuclear power plants, there is no known substitute.