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The great biofuel debate

Are biofuels the answer to our ecological worries or merely an excuse to keep consuming? We pitch Graham Meeks of the Renewable Energy Association against Friends of the Earth’s Ed Matthews

How the rich starved the world

How the rich starved the world

World cereal stocks are at an all-time low, food-aid programmes have run out of money and millions face starvation. Yet wealthy countries persist with plans to use grain for petrol. Plus Iain Macwhirter on how food prices are rocketing

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Biofuels – Love them or loathe them

The UK has assumed a leadership position in Europe which enjoys the active support of the biofuels industry

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Fuelling a Carbon Crisis

If we are to radically reduce transport emissions then the truth is that we have no choice but to do tackle our unquenchable thirst for fuel

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The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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