According to Lappe and Monbiot, some of that food which was produced during the same period that the world was experiencing a "food crunch" was used to produce biofuels.

据Lappe和Monbiot称，其中的一些食物，它们是在世界正经历粮食危机时生产出来的，被拿去制造生物燃料。

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Nobody bids on any of the properties, and Fred Lappe says that's not a surprise.

NPR: Housing Auctions Surge as Foreclosures Mount

Mr. FRED LAPPE (Auctioneer): If you get your cell phones off, ladies and gentlemen.

NPR: Housing Auctions Surge as Foreclosures Mount

Fred Lappe(ph) has been running this type of auction for nearly 20 years, and he methodically reads off the Chicagoan suburban properties the courts have ruled must now be sold.

NPR: Housing Auctions Surge as Foreclosures Mount