Biofuels Raise Beer Prices
Paul Suderman documents the tragic collateral damage in the war on global warming over at Reason. Suderman eloquently recounts the plethora of good reasons to oppose the current generation of biofuels which burn through foodstocks with no benefit to carbon emissions. Moreover, he correctly identifies rising beer prices as the point at which we must all stand astride history and shout “STOP!”
I think “Save the World. Drink Beer” is a battle cry we can all feel good about.
There was an article in the Yakima Herald-Repubic this morning about how there’s a world-wide shortage of hops right now, so in Washington, they’re trying to plant more to make up for it (Washington, apparently, is the world’s largest producer of hops). Article here