Biofuel debate unlikely to end

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By STEVE TARTER (starter@pjstar.com)
Journal Star
Posted Feb 07, 2011 @ 10:31 PM

With ethanol taking 40 percent of corn crop, critics fuel controversy

PEORIA — The rise in corn prices - and the continued increase in how much corn is used in the production of ethanol - fuels an ongoing debate pitting biofuels against food production.

"I hope there's some middle ground on the ethanol debate but I think it will be polarized for a long time to come," said Julia Olmstead of the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

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