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| UK Greens denounce biofuels |
| 2007-09-19 |
| Hard to believe this much sense could come from these wackos. But they haven't run into the corn lobby in the U. S. yet. At its Pary conference in Liverpool, The Green Party of England and Wales delivered near unanimous support for a halt in the use of large scale biofuels. The vote to support the call for an EU Moratorium on large scale biofuel monocultures (known as agrofuels) is now enshrined in Green Party policy along with a host of other precautionary elements aimed at preventing runaway global warming through accelerated deforestation. The moratorium, launched by a nucleus of NGOs, has now been signed by nearly 200 environmental and humanitarian organisations across the globe. The strength of the vote reflects a growing concern by the general public in the last six months that agrofuels are causing significantly more harm than good. On top of the destruction of ecosystems, agrofuels are precipitating a human rights problem of epic proportions as agrofuel speculators are seizing arable land as well as evicting indigenous peoples from their forest homes. Food prices are escalating, putting basic staples outside of the reach of families living close to the bread line - even in European countries, as evidenced by Italy's 'pasta strike' this week and rising UK bread prices. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #6 That should have read, Every day the next solar cycle is delayed makes the next few years colder (so many think). |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-09-19 22:30 |
| #5 Actually, biofuels was the Greenies solution, cos it sounds, well soooo Green, but energy like pretty much all human problems is a scale problem (which DenBester explains very well). What sort of works for a few hippies in the woods, doesn't work for 7 bilion, and the trying causes massive ecological and other problems. The Greens are realizing they have created a massive real problem in trying to solve a small and probably imaginary problem. Every day solar cycle is delayed makes the next colder (so many think). A factoid for you. A decade around 1600 when the Little Ice Age started, temperatures fell about 100 times faster than they have risen in the twentieth century. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-09-19 22:28 |
| #4 Bat Savior Well, I would take a job as a Moonbat Destroyer.;) In fact, dos not have to be a paid job, donations accepted.;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-09-19 15:04 |
| #3 Flipping channels I watch a few seconds of an Animal Channel show. One dippy lady came on with a bat in her hand. I had the sound turned off but her title was flashed on the screen: Director of Bat Protection At that point I turned on the sound.. Seemed that her job with (I assume) some NGO was to save individual bats and work for saving their genome too. I mean, like..... How many thousands $ for a disabled bat that lives a year or 2? Talk about misguided and strange jobs with no real world value..... This is the sort of stuff people used to do on their own and shut up about! Not have a paid job with a fancy title like Bat Savior! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-09-19 11:28 |
| #2 I wasn't overly impressed with DenBeste's takedown of alternate fuels as it relates to biofuels. But it does seem that the greens are oppossed to nuclear and windfarms and now biofuels. It seems that if a solution is 100% perfect it's the devil. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-09-19 11:20 |
| #1 Hard to believe this much sense could come from these wackos. Not sense. Remember, the green agenda is more about forcing the unwashed masses to live like 16th century serfs of the plantations of their elect, green masters. The biofuels issue was only a club to beat up "big oil" with. It was never intended to be implemented. reflects a growing concern by the general public in the last six months that agrofuels are causing significantly more harm than good See Den Beste for the ultimate takedown of the alternative energy scam. He expresses it better than I ever could. With the relevant equations, yet! As many have noted before, the whole green movement is simply a holdout for the marxist survivors of the cold war. Think of it as one of those bypassed japaneese island fortresses. These loosers know the war is over, and their side lost. But if they admit it, it will destroy them psychologicaly and politicaly. Then they will have to get real jobs, and working at Qizno's, Starbux, etc. leaves much to be desired. Heh. |
| Posted by: N guard 2007-09-19 10:12 |