Posted on 02/28/2010 7:26:11 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Using fossil fuel in vehicles is better for the environment than so-called green fuels made from crops, according to a government study seen by The Times.
The findings show that the Department for Transport’s target for raising the level of biofuel in all fuel sold in Britain will result in millions of acres of forest being logged or burnt down and converted to plantations. The study, likely to force a review of the target, concludes that some of the most commonly-used biofuel crops fail to meet the minimum sustainability standard set by the European Commission.
Under the standard, each litre of biofuel should reduce emissions by at least 35 per cent compared with burning a litre of fossil fuel. Yet the study shows that palm oil increases emissions by 31 per cent because of the carbon released when forest and grassland is turned into plantations. Rape seed and soy also fail to meet the standard.
The Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation this year requires 3¼ per cent of all fuel sold to come from crops. The proportion is due to increase each year and by 2020 is required to be 13 per cent. The DfT commissioned E4tech, a consultancy, to investigate the overall impact of its biofuel target on forests and other undeveloped land.
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Funny that the only media reporting this is from the UK.
Commie wackos are always screwing everything up. They can’t get anything right. Nothing.
Ping.
They can do one thing right. Taking liberty away. They are well versed in that.
Don’t confuse them with facts and science. “Going green” sounds good, makes them feel good, and by-gosh ought to work, so they’re going with it! ;-/
Mostly they are whackos, but I believe that the attempts to get a diesel substitute from algae may work.
DOH!!!
Actually, this was reported in some US media outlets last year, but the DBM didn't think it important for average Americans - who buy their crapola, BTW - to see this information.
It figures. It’s HARD WORK to recycle when no one wants your recyclables. And it is expensive to take your recyclables to the transfer station and for them to find someone who’ll take the recyclables and then pay drivers to haul the 18-wheelers to drop off the recyclables.
Our local transfer station doesn’t take glass any longer as they can’t find any place nearby who’ll buy it. It’s not cost effective. Plastics (1 and 2), aluminum, newspapers and magazines don’t make them much money, but they are finding businesses who’ll take them.
bttt
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