IDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Feb-24-11 08:02 PM
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Bill Clinton Warns Farmers That Ethanol Could Lead To Food Riots
MARY CLARE JALONICK 02/24/11 04:26 PM
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday warned farmers that using too much corn for ethanol fuel could lead to higher food prices and riots in poor countries.
Clinton told farmers and Agriculture Department employees that he believes producing biofuels such as corn-based ethanol is important for reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But, he said, farmers should look beyond domestic production and consider the needs of developing countries.
"We know that the way we produce and consume energy has to change, yet for farmers there are no simple answers," he said. "There is a way for us to do this and to do it right."
Clinton's foundation has worked to develop agribusiness in African countries such as Malawi and Rwanda. He said the United States needs to look at the long term, global effects of its farm policy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/24/bill-clinton-w...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x502487And when Beck said this months ago they told us he's crazy and stupid, and he's a liar and fear monger.
Billy Burnett Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Feb-24-11 08:05 PM
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1. Fidel Castro wrote a diatribe saying this, also.
When Fidel says it - DUers say he's crazy.
When Bill Clinton says it - DUers genuflect.
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But Fidel has the world's bestest health care in the world so I would think DUmmies would listen to him.
obxhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Feb-24-11 10:08 PM
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9. and it does NOTHING to reduce foreign oil dependence.
When it takes 1.1 gallons of fuel to create 1 gallon of another fuel to do the exact same thing it's not hard to figure out how bad a deal it is.
But if you buy the ethanol with food stamps, for every dollar spent you get $1.84.
Using that conversion rate every gallon of ethanol equals 1.84 gallons of fuel.
