The World Bank Sitting On A Biofuel Report

From Grist

In a startling article published July 4, the Guardian reports that in a “secret” study, a World Bank senior economist concluded that the recent explosion in biofuels use has driven global food prices up by 75 percent — a number much higher than estimates from other major sources. The USDA — which has vigorously defended President Bush’s seemingly bottomless support for crop-based fuels — claims biofuels account for only 3 percent of recent food price hikes.

Are they sitting on the report so as not to embrace Bush as the Guardian claims?

If it is the case that the biofuel is responsible for driving the food prices up by 75% than the starvation of so many people just so we can feel good about ourselves and our care for the planet is really not the way to go.

It is important to find ways to use alternative energy source. It is important that people in wide parts of the world would be able to afford food, it is important not to sacrifice one for the other and it is my heart that tells me that when we need to find a solution that helps us achieve a certain goal and avoid harming others on the way there is usually a solution.

An interesting video analysing the process of biofuel leading to food crisis.