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[RC] OT - MSN article on biofuels with link to UN report - Karen Franklin

U.N.: Not so fast with ethanol, other biofuels
Biofuels like ethanol can help reduce global warming and create jobs for the rural poor, but the benefits may be offset by serious environmental problems and increased food prices for the hungry, the United Nations concluded Tuesday in its first major report on bioenergy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18551000/from/ET/

 

Though I like the idea of using a renewable energy source, this just shows that there is not going to be an easy, single solution to the energy problem.

 

Karen, Fort Worth