Bio jet-fuel: fact or fiction? {Gadling}

Oct 16th 2009 2:30PM Nick,

A valid concern, but there is a lot of misinformation out there regarding the "food vs. fuel" debate. First of all, there is not a shortage of food in this world, there is a food distribution problem. 2/3 of the world has too much to eat, and 1/3 doesn't have enough food. Over a billion people in the world are obese! Though I do not believe that corn ethanol is the best, and most sustainable option, I think of it as a lesser evil than imported petroleum, which is funding both wars the US is fighting, and crippling our economy to the tune of $500 billion plus that we spend on imported petroleum annually. Lastly, here's some food for thought: In the last 3 years, the USA has grown more corn than ever before, had a surplus of corn that won't even fit in the enormous silos for it, and have produced record amounts of ethanol every year, all without expanding the acreage of corn farms. The real cause of the spike in food prices was the rise in cost of petroleum, as that affects every single part of the supply chain from the farmer all the way to the grocery store.

Like I said, it's a pretty complicated situation.