Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Smart energy policy amounts to more than pleading with Saudi leaders to ramp up oil supply”

From RedOrbit.com: “Smart energy policy amounts to more than pleading with Saudi leaders to ramp up oil supply or lower oil prices – as Sen. Hillary Clinton observed on the occasion of President Bush’s recent Middle East trip.”

Alexander Müller, Assistant Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO): “There is no agreement on the impact of grain-based biofuel on food prices.”

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