Posts Tagged ‘bio fuels’

Don’t Blame Bio-fuels For Everything

Confession time. I have to admit that I may have been a bit of a grumpy environmental blogger, failing to give due credit where credit is due..

In particular, I have frequently complained about bio-fuels driving up world food prices in absence of a few wider considerations, I’ve been dismissive at the EU’s lack of ability to actually implement anything that makes a real difference to the environment, and most recently I described an environmental tax levied on cows as the most stupid idea ever. So it is maybe time to examine these issues in a more positive light – negativity is, after all, the enemy of progress.

Biofuels and Ethanol

Once again I have found a topic for debate as I am pondering the results of higher fuel prices and an increased demand for biofuels.
My question for everyone is one of ethics that I have been muddling through. Here it is:

How ethical can it be to take food from the poor of this world to make fuel for the rich when there is an [...]

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