Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels: “The market’s in paralysis from a financing standpoint. [The food vs fuel debate] has affected [our ability] to raise money…You’ve got to get past the negative press and negative connotation.”
Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme: “The world has seen a huge jump in food prices this year due to what analysts have called a “perfect storm” of factors including increased demand from developing countries, growth in biofuels production and escalating oil prices. There are many causes. One of them is the ethanol programmes that are based on food crops, which are being subsidied by some of the rich countries … One important thing we are discussing is that the fight against climate change and fight against poverty should not be viewed as two separate things. They must be integrated into the overall strategy.”
Kent Barton, plant spokesman for Moroni Feed: "I don't believe consumers understand what's going to hit them next year. We haven't even begun to see the impact on the cost of food."
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Former Vice President Al Gore and California Arnold Schwartzenegger warned yesterday at the UN Climate Change Summit that the time had come for deeds, not words.
"We have to overcome the paralysis ...
Jon Anderson, Mayor of Burley, Idaho: "So, despite what you may have read recently about food versus fuel hype, the evidence on the ground in the Magic Valley is that we can efficiently produce both f...
Chakib Khelil, president of OPEC: "The intrusion of bioethanol on the market [is responsible for 40 percent of oil price increases]...The price of oil will rise again in the coming weeks...We have to ...
UK wheat farmer John Seymour on the weather-damaged English wheat crop: “Any outlet is good. Selling it for biofuel as an alternative market is valuable for us. All my crop is damaged. Some of it ha...
Bob Scott, president of the American Coalition for Ethanol: "Today, we face strong opposition, and their weapon primarily is the press."
The editors of Forum.com: "The convergence of conservative...
