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"At first, encouraging biofuels seemed like a good idea. After all, we should do all we can to become more energy independent, reduce the dangers of global warming and support our farmers. However, the evidence is now abundant that this experiment has not worked out so well. In fact, we have seen that it was not a good idea to subsidize agricultural interests to convert corn from a human crop to ethanol and other biofuels. This transfer has proven to be a very bad bargain, causing massive increases in the costs of foods which in turn has exacerbated hunger in populations unable to afford the grains that had been staples in their diets. In addition, the conversion of people food into engine fuels has caused environmental degradation, particularly deforestation leading to increases in the rate of climate change. American grain inventories are now depleted, as stockpiles once held for bad times have shrunk due to world demand for the grains used in biofuels."