> Big business concocts link of biofuels, food costs
> By Brooke Coleman - Special to The Bee
>
> Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, July 19, 2008
> Story appeared in METRO section, Page B7
> Sacramento Bee
>
> You know the story. Food prices are up. There are many possible culprits,
> but one of them is allegedly our new appetite for biofuels made from
> so-called "food crops" such as corn.
> Like all good public relations campaigns, the message is simple: Corn is
> used for biofuels, and that means less corn for food products, thereby
> making them more expensive. It's an effective message. So good, in fact,
> that biofuels are now part of any conversation about food prices.