Criticism of biofuels is certainly fair game (such as palm-oil-based biodiesel from Indonesia's rainforest, which actually hurts the environment more than it helps it), but there is an obligation to stick to the facts.

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According to the latest edition of its Food Price Watch, prices of food rose 15% from October to January, which hurts the poor that much more.

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That hurts profits, which causes stocks to fall even more.

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