Told you so!

"Britain and Europe will be forced to fundamentally rethink a central
part of their environment strategy after a government report found
that the rush to develop biofuels has played a "significant" role in
the dramatic rise in global food prices, which has left 100 million
more people without enough to eat.

The Gallagher report, due to be published next week, will trigger a
review of British and EU targets for the use of plant-derived fuels in
place of petrol and diesel, the Guardian has learned.

The study marks a dramatic reversal in the role of biofuels in the
fight against global warming. As recently as last year, corn ethanol
and biodiesel derived from vegetable oil were widely seen as important
weapons in that fight - and a central plank of Gordon Brown's green
strategy. Now even their environmental benefits are in question.

A panel of government experts, chaired by Professor Ed Gallagher, head
of the Renewable Fuels Agency, has said that far more research is
needed into the indirect impact of biofuels on land use and food
production before the government sets targets for their use in
transport..."

More:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/19/climatechange.biofuels

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, 
Doug  writes
>Told you so!
>
>"Britain and Europe will be forced to fundamentally rethink a central
>part of their environment strategy after a government report found
>that the rush to develop biofuels has played a "significant" role in
>the dramatic rise in global food prices, which has left 100 million
>more people without enough to eat.

What's the problem with expensive food? The world is overpopulated and 
pricing some of the riff-raff out of existence can only be a good thing.

Why should my mobility be restricted simply because some irresponsible 
fuckwits brought babies that they can't support into the world?


-- 
Ed Banger

Doug wrote:
> Told you so!
> 
> "Britain and Europe will be forced to fundamentally rethink a central
> part of their environment strategy after a government report found
> that the rush to develop biofuels has played a "significant" role in
> the dramatic rise in global food prices, which has left 100 million
> more people without enough to eat.

I bought 120 litres a couple of hours ago.

-- 
Abo

On 19 Jun, 11:17, Ed Banger  wrote:
> In message
> ,
> Doug  writes
>
> >Told you so!
>
> >"Britain and Europe will be forced to fundamentally rethink a central
> >part of their environment strategy after a government report found
> >that the rush to develop biofuels has played a "significant" role in
> >the dramatic rise in global food prices, which has left 100 million
> >more people without enough to eat.
>
> What's the problem with expensive food? The world is overpopulated and
> pricing some of the riff-raff out of existence can only be a good thing.
>
> Why should my mobility be restricted simply because some irresponsible
> fuckwits brought babies that they can't support into the world?
>
> --
> Ed Banger

I agree, screw the disaster appeals and food aid programes, that is
darwinism in action, we need less people as a matter of urgency, in
fact drastic reduction of human infestation is probably the best
single thing that could happen to the planet.

We need a couple of drastic wars or other culling methods, such as a
few major epidemics, sooner rather than later.
NM

On 2008-06-20, NM  wrote:

> We need a couple of drastic wars or other culling methods, such as a
> few major epidemics, sooner rather than later.

Oh, we'll get them. The Four Horsemen are still at large.


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          "Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain
                 and presumptuous desire for a second one."
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Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:

> On 2008-06-20, NM  wrote:
> 
> > We need a couple of drastic wars or other culling methods, such as a
> > few major epidemics, sooner rather than later.
> 
> Oh, we'll get them. The Four Horsemen are still at large.

I tend to think that there's a Fifth Horseman, Fuckwittery.

The people who have died/will die in Cambodia, Burma, Zimbabwe and every
other hell-hole with a tinpot government are dying of (someone elses)
stupidity.