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The Fuel vs. Food Fight Takes a Turn Towards Real Data

Posted on June 13, 2008

Fair and Balanced: Ethanol/biofuels production has a small impact on food prices and lowers gasoline prices The answers that I have received from the Departments of Agriculture and Energy indicate that U.S. biofuels policy explains between 4 and 5 percent of the 45 percent global increase in food prices in the last year. At the same time, biofuels have increased the U.S. fuel supply and are reducing the prices that Americans pay at the gas pump by between 20 and 35 cents per gallon. -- Opening statement of Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Senator Jeff Bi...

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