Thursday, 14 April 2011

'Eco-friendly' biofuels may do more harm than good

Daily Mail
"The switch to biofuels was supposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuel and prevent dangerous man-made climate change. But the new report shows that their speedy introduction has been a disaster.Professor Joyce Tait, of Edinburgh University, who led the study, said: 'Biofuels are one of the only renewable alternatives we have for transport fuels such as petrol and diesel, but current policies and targets that encourage their uptake have backfired badly.'The rapid expansion of biofuels production in the developing world has led to problems such as deforestation and the displacement of indigenous people."
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Bio Fools Fiasco (GWPF)
"Biofuels were once thought to be the answer to global warming, but have actually harmed the environment they were supposed to protect, according to research by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics."

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