Ethanol apologists have long maintained the the production of the fuel does not impact the price or availability of food.Now a group of food scientists have called for a moratorium on bio fuels production due to food shortages in the third world caused partly by the production of ethanol - the same day that President Bush said in a press conference that ethanol was part of his plan to reduce our dependence on foreign oil:But even as the scientists were calling for a moratorium, President Bush urged the opposite. He declared the United States should increase ethanol use because of national energy security and high gas prices.The conflicting messages Tuesday highlighted the ongoing debate over food and fuel needs.The three senior scientists with an international research consortium pushing a biofuel moratorium said nations need to rethink programs that divert food such as corn and soybeans into fuel, given the burgeoning worldwide food crisis. The group, CGIAR, is a global network...(Read Full Post)