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·19/6/2009 - Washington: City of Seattle halts biodiesel purchases, looks for greener fuel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
·9/5/2009 - Energizing biofuel | Audio, Living on Earth
·5/2/2009 - Forget deflation, it's "ecoflation" businesses need to worry about, Business Green
·20/1/2009 - More German Biodiesel Plants Face Closure In 2009, Reuters
·15/12/2008 - Corn expansion is hurting ladybugs, Mongabay
·8/9/2008 - Britain Meets Biofuels Target But Imports Dominate, Reuters
·6/6/2008 - Biofuels Win At Summit But UN Food Envoy Fights On, Reuters
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·Rush to Biofuels, The -- Not All Biofuels Are Created Equal
·Soy Expansion and its Violent Attack on Local and Indigenous Communities in Paraguay
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- 1. Brazil plans sugar cane-soy biofuel to cut pollution Rank: 73%
- cane-soy biofuel to cut pollution Brazil may soon refine a diesel fuel from soyoil and sugarcane to cut pollution from its urban fleets and power farm machinery in rural areas, industry experts said yesterday. The special fuel, known as biodiesel, is compatible with conventional diesel engines and requires no modification to the motor. The fuel has the capacity to cut air toxins by some 90 percent, posing less of a health threat, theysaid. "Biodiesel ... has virtually all the chemical-combustive...
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- 2. Microsoft Word - ukfishingfleet.doc Rank: 72%
- - 1 - ARGENTINEAN SOY BIOFUELS FOR THE UK FISHING FLEET? Biofuelwatch (www.biofuelwatch.org.uk) and Grupo de Reflexion Rural, Argentina (www.grr.org.ar), April 2007 Background: The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) have launched a project with Regenatec and Camborne School of Mines to develop biofuels for the UK fishing fleet. This project is partly funded by the European Union through the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG). Seafish manages the project on behalf of Defra....
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- 3. Burning biofuels may be worse than coal and oil, say experts Rank: 72%
- oil, say experts Using biofuels made from corn, sugar cane and soy could have a greater environmental impact than burning fossil fuels, according to experts. Although the fuels themselves emit fewer greenhouse gases, they all have higher costs in terms of biodiversity loss and destruction of farmland. The problems of climate change and the rising cost of oil have led to a race to develop environmentally-friendly biofuels, such as palm oil or ethanol derived from corn and sugar cane. The EU has...
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- 4. Leading biofuels wreak environmental havoc Rank: 71%
- SHARE: | | Leading biofuels wreak environmental havoc mongabay.com January 3, 2008 Leading biofuels may be worse for environment than fossils fuels Biofuels made from world's dominant energy crops -- including corn, soy, and oil palm -- may have worse environment impacts than conventional fossil fuels, reports a study published in the journal Science. Analyzing recent findings from a Swiss government study on 26 types of transport biofuels, Jorn P. W. Scharlemann and William F. Laurance say...
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- 5. Some Biofuels Are Worse Environmentally Than Fossil Fuels, Analysis... Rank: 71%
- Are Worse Environmentally Than Fossil Fuels, Analysis Shows ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2008) Biofuels reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in comparison to fossil fuels. Smithsonian researchers highlight a new study that factors in environmental costs of biofuel production. Corn, soy and sugarcane come up short. The authors urge governments to be far more selective about which biofuels they support, as not all are more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels. See also: Matter & Energy Energy...
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- 6. RTRS: previously Rank: 70%
- agroexport model of soya results in the violation of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the population in the producing countries. But demand for soy is increasing as a result of the growing appetite for meat and a new European market for biofuels. And soy producers and investors, while paying lip service to the need for responsible production methods, are working behind the scenes to minimise environmental standards and increase access of their commodities to European markets....
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- 7. Microsoft Word - RTbriefing 2008-compatible version.doc Rank: 70%
- agroexport model of soya results in the violation of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the population in the producing countries. But demand for soy is increasing as a result of the growing appetite for meat and a new European market for biofuels. And soy producers and investors, while paying lip service to the need for responsible production methods, are working behind the scenes to minimise environmental standards and increase access of their commodities to European markets....
http://www.corporateeurope.org/docs/soygreenwash.pdf
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