I read the April 22 editorial Green is good -- but more is needed and the April 24 editorial Rice a luxury when you live on $2 a day with frustration and disappointment. I have watched with dismay as global-warming advocates have called on governments to take action with almost no regard for the consequences. The April 22 editorial urges politicians to curb global warming, and last week they responded. The Florida Legislature introduced legislation requiring all gasoline sold in the state to contain 10 percent ethanol, of which scientists and environmental groups approve.
But there seems to be no consideration how this contributes to the massive food crisis. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that 50 percent of the increase in food prices has been the result of U.S. and European policies promoting biofuels, which the Legislature is in process of mandating.
The World Bank estimates that 33 countries are at risk of social unrest because of the rise in food prices, which will push millions more to the brink of starvation. While not a single person has died of global warming to date, tens of millions are at risk of dying because of starvation, an avoidable calamity.
JEFFREY CAMP, Miami
