Stop Biofuels Now!

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US, UK and EU politicians, including Bush, Clinton, McCain and Obama, and their well-meaning activists are wrong in their promotion of biofuels. Biofuel subsidies have to stop as soon as possible. There is a global economic and environmental collapse that is being hastened by this self-serving agricultural lobby.

The price of food is increasing as farmland becomes a higher-yield economy
More of the earth is being converted to farmland, which damages ecosystems, and increases greenhouse gasses
In some countries, rainforests and peat bogs are destroyed to increase biofuel farm acreage
Biofuel farmers in 3rd world countries have miserable working conditions
Biofuels are far, far worse than oil in CO2 emissions and environmental impact

Instead.... try solar:

Solar energy can be made in "dead zones" where little natural plant and animal life thrives
Solar farms do not deplete the soil, generate runoff, or ruin our natural resources
Modern solar systems can last 20 years, requiring no maintenance, and little energy investment besides the original production, which they make up for in 5 years
Solar industry employees are paid well and earn good living.
Solar energy needs only 150-300 billion in worldwide installations for economies of scale to make it competitive with oil.
A 9000 acre solar farm can produce enough energy to supply all of the energy used by the entire U.S.

How can we justify continued advocacy for biofuels versus alternative energies like solar - which isn't damaging our planet?

More references on the damage caused by biofuels: Wikipedia , IHT

Labels: politics, science

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Stop Biofuels Now!
Posted 3:16 AM

US, UK and EU politicians, including Bush, Clinton, McCain and Obama, and their well-meaning activists are wrong in their promotion of biofuels. Biofuel subsidies have to stop as soon as possible. There is a global economic and environmental collapse that is being hastened by this self-serving agricultural lobby.

The price of food is increasing as farmland becomes a higher-yield economy
More of the earth is being converted to farmland, which damages ecosystems, and increases greenhouse gasses
In some countries, rainforests and peat bogs are destroyed to increase biofuel farm acreage
Biofuel farmers in 3rd world countries have miserable working conditions
Biofuels are far, far worse than oil in CO2 emissions and environmental impact

Instead.... try solar:

Solar energy can be made in "dead zones" where little natural plant and animal life thrives
Solar farms do not deplete the soil, generate runoff, or ruin our natural resources
Modern solar systems can last 20 years, requiring no maintenance, and little energy investment besides the original production, which they make up for in 5 years
Solar industry employees are paid well and earn good living.
Solar energy needs only 150-300 billion in worldwide installations for economies of scale to make it competitive with oil.
A 9000 acre solar farm can produce enough energy to supply all of the energy used by the entire U.S.

How can we justify continued advocacy for biofuels versus alternative energies like solar - which isn't damaging our planet?

More references on the damage caused by biofuels: Wikipedia , IHT

Labels: politics, science

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