You are definitely right in that biofuels imports would simply substitute one despot for another, however the problem is wherever it comes from it will still compete against the food on our tables and make food more expensive and scarce. It's already happened in places and I for one am not willing to have people starve so I can use biofuels that aren't really green. Ethanol is a poor substitute for gasoline as it only has 80% of the energy per unit of volume, and it has other properties that make it a bad choice for fuel. Add to that there's only 20% carbon saving compared to fossil fuels and there really is no point in using them.

Yes it is the perfect example of how biofuels can affect food prices, or even availability. It caused a local food shortage in parts of Mexico and people did go hungry.

Here's a link to my blog entry on the subject btw:
http://tetsui.net/gdblog/2011/06/17/why-biofuels-make-no-sense/

If the US used every acre of cropland for biofuel feedstock production it would only be able to produce 40% of transportation fuel needs and then there'd be nothing to eat! It's impossible to make even a dent in fossil fuel usage with biofuels, and by trying we will make food more expensive for everyone and reduce the surplus that helps to feed the world's poor.

Given how long it took to come out with this one I'll be 70 by the time the next one comes out. I'll play Gears of War 3 instead.

I don't know if he was a good repairman, but he sure is a tool. Fixed himself but good.

Rome had bread and circuses, now we have contests for old games. When a civilization has the time to waste on things like this it's the beginning of the end.

Given how insecure government databases in the UK have proven to be I'm just as concerned about organized crime getting ahold of this info.

Well, I could fall back on the ABFH method in a pinch

Are you kidding?

1) find the GPS receiver
2) shoot GPS receiver with .50 Desert Eagle semi-automatic pistol
3) write a letter to Gordon Brown telling him to fuck off

You haven't thought of the most critical question which is will this improve the quality of my beef? Will it make my fillet even more juicy and delicious, or will it make my tenderloin toughderloin? Think Man!!

a baaaaaad idea.

Sorry, I had to

The studies that found a higher risk of leukemia in children didn't control for family income or any other social factors. It was correlation which isn't particularly useful