Assocaited Press: EU lawmakers voted Thursday to cut in half an ambitious target for using crop-based biofuels for 10 percent of its road transport needs by 2020. The vote by the European Parliament’s industry committee deals a blow to climate change goals agreed to by EU leaders last year to try to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Environmental and aid groups had criticized the EU’s 10 percent biofuels target, claiming it harmed efforts to fight global poverty and effectively tackle carbon …