So, what are we to do? In many parts of the world, including the US, land is being diverted from food crops to energy crops - corn into ethanol in the US, sugar into ethanol in Brazil, palm oil into biodiesel in SE Asia. We're bring down rain forest to plant energy crops that ultimately increases food prices and decreases biodiversity so that we can drive big cars.
Washington has refused to increase CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) Standards for years, allowing US auto manufacturers to continue producing gas guzzlers. For this, we are getting food riots in Thailand, Italy, the Philippines, Haiti, Uzbekistan, and many more.
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