Bio-Fuels
Summary of ISIS report 01/05/08 - Food Futures Now PDF Print E-mail
Dr Mae wan Ho (Director of ISIS) said that in 2008 one third of the US maize harvest will be used up to make ethanol, and the prime beneficiary of the biofuels boom according to BusinessWeek, is Monsanto. Sam Burcher summarises the launch of the manual - Food Futures Now *Organic *Sustainable *Fossil Fuel Free External link - a compelling manual of the many proven and practical methods of organic and locally based food production that ensures both food security and food sovereignty in the face of the fuel and food crises and the challenges of climate change. Read Sam's summary here: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Full_House_for_Food_Futures_Now.php External link 
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Biofuels debate continues PDF Print E-mail
The biofuels debate continues.  Last week's New Scientist carried a number of articles warning about bio fuels  - one of our own networkers has also responded to the debate; his comments are inserted.
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Biofuels article rebuttal PDF Print E-mail
Thank you for your responses to the last newsletter.  The letter to Patrick Conlon was well received. The same cannot be said for the biofuels article. Biofuels Scientist Mike Jureidini provides a rebuttal.
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Can Africa, India and Asia Relieve the EUs Biofuel Famine? PDF Print E-mail
D1 Oils, a new bio diesel company, certainly thinks so. Rather than rely on subsidised rapeseed and sunflower oil to meet the EU’s rapidly growing demand for biodiesel, D1 says the fuel should be sourced from the developing world. Thanks to Leonard Cohen for submitting this article
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Biodiesel tree to reclaim wasteland and create rural jobs in India PDF Print E-mail

D1 Oils plc, a UK biodiesel firm, will assist the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to promote the cultivation on degraded land of the jatropha, a drought resistant tree whose seeds are an excellent source of biodiesel.


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