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Bears endangered by biofuel growth

Published Wednesday, 15th August 2007

687277_candy_bears.jpgThe latest row in the fuel-vs-food-growth debate highlights how the farming of biofuel threatens bears…Gummy bears to be precise.

Wildlife campaigners are said to be furious about the impact on the bears.

Earth2Tech has the latest:

The article says prices of one of the main ingredients of gummy bears, glucose, rose by 30 percent in 2006. Gummy bear-maker Haribo is so concerned it is part of the “Netzwerk Lebensmittel-Forum” (”Food Forum Network”), which focuses on the dangers of the food vs biofuel debate.

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