Your new, fancy car that runs on biofuels may be killing the poor....

That's a little bit of a sensational headline to draw your attention to the plight of the hungry in our world. I posted over the weekend on the tipping point of the hungry in our world. Riots are breaking out in every sphere of our globe by desperate people who are hamstrung by rising food prices. There's many ideas as to why the food prices are rising. This article addresses how the increased need for biofuels by developed countries is raising prices so that the poorest of the poor in our world cannot eat. Of particular shock and interest is this quote:

According to Earth Policy Institute president Lester Brown, the amount of grain needed to produce enough bio-ethanol to fill the 25-gallon fuel tank of an sport utility vehicle (SUV) tank could feed one person for a full year.

Haiti voted out their Prime Minister over the weekend because of escalating riots over food prices. A UN soldier was shot and died as well.

There aren't easy answers to these problems. I'm not suggesting that with these posts. In fact, some of the work of addressing these problems will result in a careful look at how we each contribute to the problem or are avoiding wanting to be involved in the solution. Right now, prayer is the most powerful weapon in our arsenal to combat this problem. Lord, in your mercy....