Not only are biofuels, like those of corn additives, damaging to the environment and causing stunning increases in food prices and availability, now from Germany comes the announcement that biofuels cause engine breakdowns in millions of cars.

From IPS News,

"The German government decision two weeks back against increased use of biofuels was based on technical reasons -- more than three millions vehicles cannot burn biofuels without risking engine breakdown.

"But this reason might be the least important of all. Environmental experts have been warning that biofuels, far from reducing greenhouse gas emissions, actually have a negative environmental footprint.

"Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) resulting from the burning of fossil combustibles are said by a vast body of scientists to provoke global warming and consequently climate change.

"Additionally, a biofuels boom driven by rising world fuel prices and the growing worldwide demand for energy has contributed to creating conditions for the present food scarcity in many regions by crowding out production of grains such as maize and wheat.

"The German government found that biofuels do not work very well as fuel. (Underline added.)The government also reversed its decision to double the amount of biofuels mixed in gasoline."

So while corporate agribusiness in the US is rubbing its hands in greedy glee at the billions of dollars more in profit from corn, etc., the US government needs to rethink its support and subsidies for biofuels.