To Save Earth, We Need a Freeze on Biofuels
If we want to save the planet, we need a five-year freeze on biofuels
George Monbiot, March 29, 2007
"Oil produced from plants sets up competition for food between cars and people. People - and the environment - will lose.
It used to be a matter of good intentions gone awry. Now it is plain fraud. The governments using biofuel to tackle global warming know that it causes more harm than good. But they plough on regardless. In theory, fuels made from plants can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by cars and trucks. Plants absorb carbon as they grow - it is released again when the fuel is burned. By encouraging oil companies to switch from fossil plants to living ones, governments on both sides of the Atlantic claim to be "decarbonising" our transport networks," says George Monibot in this interesting opinion piece
Read the full article from the Guardian here @ ZNet Science
George Monbiot, March 29, 2007
"Oil produced from plants sets up competition for food between cars and people. People - and the environment - will lose.
It used to be a matter of good intentions gone awry. Now it is plain fraud. The governments using biofuel to tackle global warming know that it causes more harm than good. But they plough on regardless. In theory, fuels made from plants can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by cars and trucks. Plants absorb carbon as they grow - it is released again when the fuel is burned. By encouraging oil companies to switch from fossil plants to living ones, governments on both sides of the Atlantic claim to be "decarbonising" our transport networks," says George Monibot in this interesting opinion piece
Read the full article from the Guardian here @ ZNet Science
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