Biofuels vs food
To reduce its dependence on foreign oil, the United States and other countries have expanded production of biofuels, which are made out of corn and other crops, usually genetically modified.
Many people oppose biofuels, arguing that turning crops into fuel has inflated food prices and created more environmental problems.
See information about Food and climate change and The true cost of food and read the following articles:
EU Biofuels Significantly Harming Food Production in Developing Countries; The Guardian, February 2010.
Agrofuels in the Americas; A report about the problems with biofuels in terms of food security, labor rights, and environmental destruction, Food First Institute for Food & Development Policy, April 2009.
Food Versus Biofuels: Environmental and Economic Costs; Human Ecology, February 2009.
Biofuels, Food, or Wildlife? The Massive Land Costs of U.S. Ethanol; Competitive Enterprise Institute, September 2006.