Thursday, December 11, 2008

Unsustainable biofuels bill repealed today

Today the new New Zealand National Government repealed the biofuels bill. This is the Bloomberg article of the news. It is encouraging news for New Zealand (and the world). The excerpt below is especially poignant.

Governments worldwide are tempering their drive for biofuel use after a surge in production increased land clearance in Latin America and Asia and reduced food production in some regions. In July, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated wheat and corn prices may rise as much as 7 percent in the next decade because of greater U.S. and European production of alternative fuels.

You can see how negative the effects of foodcrop-based biofuels can be. There are better ways to manage energy. Number one is making things more energy efficient, and conserving fuel and power. So let's start doing that.

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