Biofuel Production to Cause Water Shortages?

WED Fan writes "Scientists meeting in Stockholm are reporting that increased food and biofuel production will place higher demand upon irrigation and water resources." From the article: "Demand for irrigation -- which absorbs about 74 percent of all water used by people against 18 percent for hydro-power and other industrial uses and just 8 percent for households -- was likely to surge by 2050. Many nations are also shifting to produce biofuels -- from sugarcane, corn or wood -- as a less polluting alternative to fossil fuels. Oil prices at $75 a barrel and worries about global warming are driving the shift."

Comments

The Ethics of Biodiesel

[gomel]

Environmentalists should consider whether they want a world in which people are starved because feeding SUVs is more profitable to LAND OWNERS than producing food for the poor masses. One thing is certain, the additional demand for agricultural products (processed into biodiesel) will rise their prices. The consumers of those products will either pay more or consume less.

Re:Priority Management

[berbo]

How such lame comment got modded 'insightful' I can't figure out.

The 'Environmentalists' are pointing to the challenges of sustaining the planet's eco-system. Maybe the Earth can't support 6 x 10^9 people.