Canada's lower house supported a bill Thursday that would set mandatory minimum amounts of biofuel in gasoline and diesel fuel amid concerns over whether the diversion of cropland for biofuels has been partly responsible for the global rise in food prices.
The bill, which still has to pass a third reading in the lower house and be passed by the senate before becoming law, would require all fuel to contain five percent biofuel, such as ethanol and biodiesel, by 2010.
All three parties in the House of Commons supported the bill in a vote, virtually ensuring it will become law.
Supporters tout biofuels as an environmentally friendly energy source …
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