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Bio-fuel producers hit back at OPEC

Terry Macalister Last month, OPEC warned western countries that their efforts to develop bio-fuels to combat climate change risked driving the price of oil through the roof. The global bio-fuels sector has launched a ferocious attack on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil cartel by accusing it of deliberately "misleading' the public about who is responsible for soaring fuel prices.