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Old 02-07-2009, 09:32 PM   #166 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
As have I Banjo. But if Gore managed to get a few more people on the green wagon, it certainly hasn't done any harm, and will no doubt do some small amount of good.
It has done harm. One example: People, at Gore's urging, started switching to ethanol as a fuel source. That meant farmers quit growing food crops and began growing fuel crops. The cost of food went up, and is some areas, people went hungry.

Corn Ethanol: The Fuel to Higher Food Prices
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