Re: EU admits it was wrong about biofuels.

On Jan 15, 5:40 am, Doug <jag...@riseup.net> wrote:
> On 14 Jan, 17:14, Fod <friendsofde...@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> > On Jan 14, 4:49 pm, Doug <jag...@riseup.net> wrote:
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> > > On 14 Jan, 12:46, Fod <friendsofde...@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> > > > On Jan 14, 7:00 am, Doug <jag...@riseup.net> wrote:
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> > > > > Told you so! Now admit I was right all along, you motorists.
>
> > > > > "EU rethinks biofuels guidelines"
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> > > > Thats odd, I didn't think your position was the same as mine.  Which
> > > > is that Biofuels are a force for good but they need to be properly
> > > > managed.  The EU has now realised this management of them is failing
> > > > and is trying to address that.  I've also said that biofuels are
> > > > currently causing the problems you describe and that the early hope I
> > > > had for them is fading given the problems.  If the problems can be
> > > > solved I'm back to supporting them.  The EU is the same; they want to
> > > > use biofuels but don't want to cause problems by doing so.
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> > > > And I though you were just against biofuels full stop.  Always good to
> > > > find out we actually agree.
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> > > I am against existing biofuels and the greenwash used by vested
> > > interests to promote them. If and when it becomes possible on a large
> > > scale to produce fuels from cellulose or other waste and this does not
> > > require large amounts of energy to produce then they might become
> > > viable.
>
> > Well at least we still both broadly agree.
>
> Yes, this is surprising, though I would suggest that, even with viable
> biofuels, the continued expansion of car use in the UK is in no way
> sustainable on a number of levels.
>
> I am heartened by the fact that various authorites have finally seen
> through the biofuel greenwash and have at last confronted the issue.
> This is a victory for common sense over corporate greed and motorist
> bullshit.
>
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