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U.N. Says Biofuel Subsidies Raise Food Bill and Hunger

New York Times - Tue Oct 7, 10:24 pm EDT

In a new report, the United Nations joined a number of environmental groups in calling for an end to or at least an overhaul of subsidies for biofuels.

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UN agency questions wider use of biofuels
International Herald Tribune - Tue Oct 7, 11:54 am EDT
The United Nations food agency has called for a review of biofuel subsides and policies, noting that they had contributed significantly to rising food prices and the hunger in poor countries.
Biofuel push driving increased food prices and hunger, U.N. agency says
San Diego Union-Tribune - 14 minutes ago
ROME – The U.N. food agency yesterday called for a review of biofuel subsidies and policies, noting that they had contributed significantly to rising food prices and the hunger in poor countries.
Biofuel boom threatens food security, UN agency warns
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Oct 7, 9:17 am EDT
The UN food agency cast doubt Tuesday on the potential of biofuels to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions while warning that their development threatens food security.
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Organic food infiltrates Tucson
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Ashley Sanders, a studio art sophomore, eats organic because she has special dietary guidelines she must stick to and going organic has helped her stay within them.
UN: Urgent need to review biofuels to protect food production
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Oct 7, 5:09 am EDT
Rome - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday called for an urgent review worldwide of biofuel policies and subsidies to ensure they protect poor farmers and do not impact negatively on global food security. Biofuels p...
World Needs to Rethink Biofuels - UN Food Agency
Planet Ark - Tue Oct 7, 8:35 pm EDT
ROME/MILAN - The Western world needs to rethink its rush to biofuels, which has done more harm pushing up food prices than it has good by reducing greenhouse gases, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.
Indian farmers should go organic: Prince Charles
Environmental News Network - Mon Oct 6, 9:59 am EDT
With a view to mitigate the ongoing climate change Prince Charles of UK appealed the Indian farmers to join the global organic club. Delivering the Albert Howard lecture to the Indian audience through video-conferencing, he said that worldwide organic farming has proved to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the extent of 35%, both directly and indirectly.
FAO Examines Opportunities and Risks of Biofuels
AgWeb.com - Tue Oct 7, 10:01 am EDT
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Grant aids quest to bring fresh food to inner city
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Mon Oct 6, 12:11 am EDT
Will Allen was cutting heads of lettuce in a farm field when his cell phone rang.
U.N. seeks analysis of biofuel subsidies
Denver Post - Wed Oct 8, 2:59 am EDT
A U.N. agency Tuesday called for an urgent review of agriculture and biofuel subsidies and trade barriers, saying their removal would increase opportunities for developing countries to take advantage of rising biofuel demand.
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The United States will maintain its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday...
A Report on the Emerging Organic Foods Market Which is Expected to Reach US$ 70.2 Billion Globally by the End of 2010
Centre Daily Times - Tue Oct 7, 7:17 am EDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9c0e57/emerging_organic_f) has announced the addition of the "Emerging Organic Food Markets" report to their offering.
Nonprofit hosting local food event
Ravalli Republic - Wed Oct 8, 1:30 am EDT
Are you a locavore? A locavore is a person who prefers to consume locally produced food and services, and if you live in Montana, where about only 10 percent of food is produced locally, chances are, you’re not.
UN calls for review on biofuel subsidies
The Charlotte Observer - Tue Oct 7, 10:30 am EDT
A U.N. agency on Tuesday called for an urgent review of agriculture and biofuel subsidies and trade barriers, saying their removal would increase opportunities for developing countries to take advantage of rising biofuel demand. The Food and Agriculture Organization said in a newly released report that keeping the trade barriers may prolong and deepen the food crisis. "Current policies tend to ...
Study: Shade trees protect coffee crops
UPI - Tue Oct 7, 12:22 pm EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered traditional techniques offer promise for guarding against temperature and precipitation extremes in coffee crops.
Organically grown grapes don't always make organic wine
Ventura County Star - Wed Oct 8, 3:12 am EDT
Someone I know who has not consumed red wine in years because it gave her headaches has started drinking red wine again. The cure, she said, was organic wine.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch - Wed Oct 8, 12:28 am EDT
There's something to be said for buying food directly from the people who grew it. It's reassuring to see the worn hands of the man or woman who toiled in the soil for those beets or that potato. It can take longer to find such food at a farmers market or roadside stand than at your nearest grocery store, but if you have yet to make the trip, it's worth the time.
New Video Series on Green Careers Released by Phoenix Learning Group
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Wed Oct 8, 3:01 am EDT
This new video series, created by award-winning producer Michael Dieffenbach, introduces today's students to job opportunities in eight sectors of the new green economy: Sustainable Agriculture, Recycling, Water Management, Building Green, Hazardous Waste Management, Clean Energy, Environmental Justice, and Green Design.
Little-known E. coli strain O111 starts gaining notoriety
USA Today - Wed Oct 8, 1:05 am EDT
Braylee Beaver, 20 months old, is back to her playful self after a 12-day hospital stay in which she received dialysis treatment and was stuck with so many needles she thought she was being punished, says her father.

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