RUNNING ON EMPTY: FOOD VS. FUEL

Authors

Mimi Abebe, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

Fall 2008

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in: Ethanol: Salvation or Damnation? University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications DEEP Report, 2008. Copyright © 2008 University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Abstract

The recent boom in the ethanol industry has resulted in a greater demand for corn, which, in turn, has led to a strain on the supply, triggering higher prices.