Comments on: Food For Biofuel? Wrong. http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/ Sustainable Living: More Joy And Less Consumption Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:46:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rejecting Food As Fuel: What To Do « Diamond-Cut Life http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Rejecting Food As Fuel: What To Do « Diamond-Cut Life Fri, 09 May 2008 14:50:15 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/#comment-168 [...] What’s this and who’s writing it? « Food For Biofuel? Wrong. [...] [...] What’s this and who’s writing it? « Food For Biofuel? Wrong. [...]

]]> By: Crafty Green Poet http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Crafty Green Poet Fri, 09 May 2008 07:41:02 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/#comment-167 good post, I think at least ots hopeful that the opposition to agrofuels is already quite well publicised and the UK and Europe at least are reconsidering their ill thought out targets for agrofuels. Its also very encouraging to see major bus companies in the UK experimenting with reusing waste oils in their tanks. I believe MacDonalds are recycling their cooking oils in their vehicles too? good post, I think at least ots hopeful that the opposition to agrofuels is already quite well publicised and the UK and Europe at least are reconsidering their ill thought out targets for agrofuels. Its also very encouraging to see major bus companies in the UK experimenting with reusing waste oils in their tanks. I believe MacDonalds are recycling their cooking oils in their vehicles too?

]]> By: Matt Rust http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Matt Rust Thu, 08 May 2008 20:00:52 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/#comment-166 Note that in the last 3 years world food prices have gone up by 80 percent, and now 27 countries are considered in starvation classification regarding food supply status. While in the US we don't necessarily notice the price of bread going up by 30 cents, we're too concerned with gas, others go without because of this rise. Note that in the last 3 years world food prices have gone up by 80 percent, and now 27 countries are considered in starvation classification regarding food supply status. While in the US we don’t necessarily notice the price of bread going up by 30 cents, we’re too concerned with gas, others go without because of this rise.

]]> By: Ewan O'Leary http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Ewan O'Leary Thu, 08 May 2008 19:28:43 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/food-for-biofuel/#comment-165 On NPR the other day, I heard a senator from the cornbelt demonstrate rather elaborately how corn for ethanol was not fit for human consumption, and so was definitely not a major factor in the current price spike for corn. Um. So I guess the fact that the land used is the same doesn't register? I guess you dont get re-elected unless you protect the gravy train in your constituency, despite its impact on the planet. I really hope that the next administration doesn't employ the same short-sighted and cynical policy tools as this one has. On NPR the other day, I heard a senator from the cornbelt demonstrate rather elaborately how corn for ethanol was not fit for human consumption, and so was definitely not a major factor in the current price spike for corn.

Um. So I guess the fact that the land used is the same doesn’t register?

I guess you dont get re-elected unless you protect the gravy train in your constituency, despite its impact on the planet. I really hope that the next administration doesn’t employ the same short-sighted and cynical policy tools as this one has.

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