ossil fuels, but many are concerned that the insatiable demand for fuel in the U.S. might diminish food production and access to food. Muller et al. (1) argues that there are three primary reasons why use of U.S. corn for ethanol production will not cause people to go hungry. First, the volume of U.S. corn exports to "undernourished populations" is negligible (Muller et al. 1). Second, a rise in corn may negatively impact food prices but it will also increase opportunities for "subsistence farmers," many of who have been harmed by "depressed global commodity prices" (Muller et al. 1). Third, Muller et al. (1) argues the connection between biofuels and increased hunger is misguided, "Many of the issues of hunger and poverty that are attributed to biofuels are more appropriately link
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