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Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report LONDON (AFP) - Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday.   People:George W. Bush   Activities:Global Food Crisis   Source:(AFP)   2008-07-04 Quest for renewable energy is new 'green gold rush': UNEP NAIROBI (AFP) - A green "gold rush" is underway, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said Tuesday as it announced a 60 percent rise in new investment entering the sustainable energy sector in 2007.   Nations:India Brazil China U.S.   Source:(AFP)   2008-07-01 McCain calls for $300 million prize for car battery FRESNO, California (Reuters) - Republican John McCain said on Monday if elected he would propose awarding a $300 million prize to the auto company that develops a next-generation car battery that weans America off oil.   Nations:U.S.   People:Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush   Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis US Election 2008   Source:(Reuters)   2008-06-23 Canada puts brakes on electric vehicles MONTREAL (AFP) - Despite increasing local demand for zero-emissions cars and trucks and robust exports of electric vehicles, Canada will not allow them on its roads, lament manufacturers.   Nations:Canada   People:Stephen Harper   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-22 Why Oil Prices Skyrocketed With the cost of crude oil surging to record highs, a heated battle of blame is in full swing, with a lineup of suspects that includes the oil industry, Congress, commodity speculators, environmentalists and developing countries in Asia.   Nations:India Sweden U.S. China   Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis   2008-06-20 Headlines Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report 2008-07-04 Quest for renewable energy is new 'green gold rush': UNEP 2008-07-01 McCain calls for $300 million prize for car battery 2008-06-23 Canada puts brakes on electric vehicles 2008-06-22 Why Oil Prices Skyrocketed 2008-06-20 Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet 2008-06-19 EU summiteers seek to avoid paralysis over treaty 2008-06-19 Honda rolls out new zero-emission car 2008-06-16 Toyota says to produce new hybrid battery next year 2008-06-15 US wants biotech to help solve global food crisis 2008-06-14 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Toyota to start lithium-ion battery output in 2009 2008-06-11 EU, Brazil meet in Slovenia to discuss biofuels 2008-06-07 Big energy consumers to gather in Japan as oil prices soar 2008-06-06 Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis 2008-06-06 Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output 2008-06-05 UN chief: food production must rise 50 percent by 2030 2008-06-03 Food prices to stay high on "grain drain" fuel 2008-05-29 Volkswagen, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion batteries 2008-05-28 Sony says develops cost-efficient solar cells 2008-05-25 Toyota building $192M green-car battery plant 2008-05-23 Big vote for farm bill could beat Bush veto 2008-05-14 Malaysia to spend more on subsidies than development: PM 2008-05-11 U.S. urged to consider effect of ethanol on the poor 2008-05-08 China farms the world to feed a ravenous economy 2008-05-04 Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger 2008-04-29 Food prices "massacre" of world's poor: Chavez 2008-04-22 London summit tackles 'tsunami' of rising food prices 2008-04-22 Biofuels under fire at International Energy Forum 2008-04-21 London Summit to develop plan to tackle rising food prices 2008-04-21 Asian Development Bank: Biofuels making food more expensive 2008-04-21 Biofuels under attack as world food prices soar 2008-04-20 Germany drops plan for auto biofuel 2008-04-05 Corn hits $6 a bushel on tight supplies 2008-04-03 In a first, Boeing flies hydrogen-powered plane 2008-04-03 GM announces new hybrid system 2008-03-04 Famed geneticist creating life form that turns CO2 to fuel 2008-02-28 Study: Ethanol may add to global warming 2008-02-07 Converting land for biofuel worsens global warming: study 2008-02-07 Virgin plans to run 747 in biofuel test 2008-01-16 EU to tighten restrictions on biofuels 2008-01-14 GM to set up research center in Shanghai 2007-10-29 European cities tackling climate change 2007-10-14 Biofuels plans may cause water shortages 2007-10-10 Pentagon revs up drive for wearable power 2007-09-14 China, India face water risk from biofuel: IWMI 2007-08-15 Germany praises Bush on global warming 2007-06-03 Bill urges farmers to grow energy crops 2007-05-28 Sake may power cars in the future 2007-05-12 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed McCain calls for $300 million prize for car battery 2008-06-23 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output 2008-06-05 Volkswagen, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion batteries 2008-05-28 UN chief: food production must rise 50 percent by 2030 2008-06-03 US wants biotech to help solve global food crisis 2008-06-14 Big energy consumers to gather in Japan as oil prices soar 2008-06-06 Toyota to start lithium-ion battery output in 2009 2008-06-11 EU, Brazil meet in Slovenia to discuss biofuels 2008-06-07 EU summiteers seek to avoid paralysis over treaty 2008-06-19 Why Oil Prices Skyrocketed 2008-06-20 Food prices to stay high on "grain drain" fuel 2008-05-29 Big vote for farm bill could beat Bush veto 2008-05-14 Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet 2008-06-19 Biofuels under fire at International Energy Forum 2008-04-21 Study: Ethanol may add to global warming 2008-02-07 Sony says develops cost-efficient solar cells 2008-05-25 Toyota building $192M green-car battery plant 2008-05-23 Corn hits $6 a bushel on tight supplies 2008-04-03 Canada puts brakes on electric vehicles 2008-06-22 Honda rolls out new zero-emission car 2008-06-16 Toyota says to produce new hybrid battery next year 2008-06-15 Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis 2008-06-06 U.S. urged to consider effect of ethanol on the poor 2008-05-08 London summit tackles 'tsunami' of rising food prices 2008-04-22

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