On burning food for fuel

Wow. Look who's having second thoughts about the crime of turning corn into automobile fuel:

Former President Clinton added his voice to those with concerns about U.S. corn usage for ethanol production. In a major speech this morning to USDA’s Outlook Forum, Clinton warned that competition for food stock could impact food prices and spark food riots in developing countries.

Of course the prices have already risen, and the riots are already taking place. But it's nice to see some sanity returning to the question of fueling our automobiles with food that might otherwise have fed the world. Already, one-third of the U.S. corn crop goes straight into American fuel pumps. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford