Biofuels hopes hit by high feedstock values and cheap US/Brazil imports


	Biofuels hopes hit by high feedstock values and cheap US/Brazil imports

JICWyllie

12-28-2007 10:31 AM

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energy, biofuels, i-profits, i-investment, i-decrease

JICWyllie says:

In the end, people must opt for eating over driving.

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12-28-2007 10:59 AM

Socratoad

Amen.

12-28-2007 11:44 AM

michaelll

Exactly...and as Fidel Castro said, pay the poorer nations a little money to grow this kind of crop and soon there will not be a tree left standing.

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