http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/22/vinod-khosla-calls-wsj-op-ed-fiction-writing/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/22/vinod-khosla-calls-wsj-op-ed-fiction-writing/#comment-13514 Biofuels Have Bumped Up Food Prices 75%?! « Earth2Tech Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:00:03 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2289#comment-13514 <p>[...] But it’s not just Bush. Other respected research firms have also cited similarly low numbers. In May, research firm New Energy Finance said biofuels are “far from the dominant” factor in rising food prices, and contributed an 8.1 percent increase in global average grain prices. (Although, the research did say sugarcane-based ethanol was found to have added a 70 percent increase in sugarcane prices in Brazil.) Cleantech investor Vinod Khosla, has, unsurprisingly, been a vocal critic of researchers and the media that he says have over-attributed the rise in food prices to biofuels (read his rebuttal to a WSJ editorial here). [...]</p> [...] But it’s not just Bush. Other respected research firms have also cited similarly low numbers. In May, research firm New Energy Finance said biofuels are “far from the dominant” factor in rising food prices, and contributed an 8.1 percent increase in global average grain prices. (Although, the research did say sugarcane-based ethanol was found to have added a 70 percent increase in sugarcane prices in Brazil.) Cleantech investor Vinod Khosla, has, unsurprisingly, been a vocal critic of researchers and the media that he says have over-attributed the rise in food prices to biofuels (read his rebuttal to a WSJ editorial here). [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/22/vinod-khosla-calls-wsj-op-ed-fiction-writing/#comment-12246 Video: Khosla Talks Green Data Centers and Investment Tactics « MrGreen.Biz Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:34:55 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2289#comment-12246 <p>[...] then put his money where his mouth is with big investments. His numerous plays in biofuel made him a recent target of the Wall Street Journal’s op-ed ire over the food crisis. But going out on a limb and taking a risk is how venture capitalists score [...]</p> [...] then put his money where his mouth is with big investments. His numerous plays in biofuel made him a recent target of the Wall Street Journal’s op-ed ire over the food crisis. But going out on a limb and taking a risk is how venture capitalists score [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/22/vinod-khosla-calls-wsj-op-ed-fiction-writing/#comment-12179 Video: Khosla Talks Green Data Centers and Investment Tactics « Earth2Tech Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:55 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2289#comment-12179 <p>[...] then put his money where his mouth is with big investments. His numerous plays in biofuel made him a recent target of the Wall Street Journal’s op-ed ire over the food crisis. But going out on a limb and taking a risk is how venture capitalists score [...]</p> [...] then put his money where his mouth is with big investments. His numerous plays in biofuel made him a recent target of the Wall Street Journal’s op-ed ire over the food crisis. But going out on a limb and taking a risk is how venture capitalists score [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/22/vinod-khosla-calls-wsj-op-ed-fiction-writing/#comment-11723 Biofuels Are Just One Factor in Food Prices, Says Report « Earth2Tech Fri, 23 May 2008 14:44:14 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2289#comment-11723 <p>[...] this week the WSJ lambasted Vinod Khosla for down-playing the role of ethanol in the food crisis (we reprinted Khosla’s rebuttal here), according to research from New Energy Finance out next week, biofuels are “far from the [...]</p> [...] this week the WSJ lambasted Vinod Khosla for down-playing the role of ethanol in the food crisis (we reprinted Khosla’s rebuttal here), according to research from New Energy Finance out next week, biofuels are “far from the [...]

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